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Three Booklets about the Rocky Mountains

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 300.00 USD
Three Booklets about the Rocky Mountains
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1) "Curious things from the Rocky Mountains" by H. H. Tammen (1856-1924), Denver Colorado. The catalog features products from Tammen's company, with nice illustrations. (9" x 6") 36 pp. Tammen was a maker of souvenirs in the west, based in Denver. They specialized in rodeo, National Park and western items. Harry Heye Tammen was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 6, 1856, the son of a German immigrant pharmacist. He attended Knapps Academy in Baltimore, then worked in Philadelphia before moving to Denver in 1880. With his partner Charles A. Stuart he worked as a Denver bartender in 1880, and in 1881 they established the firm of H.H. Tammen & Co. (aka H.H. Tammen Curio Co.) in Denver, Colorado. The company focused on creating souvenir mineralogical curiosities of Colorado, but also sold photography (including William Henry Jackson), silver souvenir spoons, and the like. In 1895, Tammen became a co-editor of the Denver Post, and thus even more wealthy than he already had become. He was apparently behind the controversial decision of Buffalo Bill’s family, to bury him in Denver instead of his hometown of Cody, Wyoming. The H.H. Tammen Curio Co. was in business until 1953, and possibly as late as 1962. Catalog is in good condition, maroon soft cover, green metallic lettering

2) "Scenic Wonders of the Rockies", also by H. H. Tammen, 1904, "Scenic guide book for the Rocky Mountains, published by The H. H. Tammen Curio Company, Denver , CO. Beautiful photos, with corresponding text. (6.75" x 9.5") 52 pp. Color cover photo, on purple background with printed mountains, red type. Bound to look like a photo album. Very good condition.

3) "Beauties of the Rockies", By H. H. Tammen, published by the H. H. Tammen Curio Co., Denver, Co. The master works of the World's greatest photographic artist, W. H. Jackson, selected from thousands of negatives as the gems of the collection. Beautiful photographs with captions, many are duo-tone printed. Soft cover, faded violet, green-gold type. (6.75" x 9") 36 pp., no date.

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FHWAC#: 26545