Life grows richer: when you study the wonders and glories of nature 1936 March.

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Life grows richer: when you study the wonders and glories of nature 1936 March.

This folder contains 2 copies of an autobiographical article by former Rexall druggist Eben Fine, in which he recounts his shift from pharmacy work to outdoors photography, which became his hobby after his retirement from the pharmacy business in 1925 when he began presenting illustrated lectures on "Rambles through the Rockies." The article was in the Rexall Ad-Vantages magazine of March, 1936, p. 26-27, 60-61.

8 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7455515

Boulder Public Library

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Fine, Eben G., 1865-1957.

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Eben Fine, known by some as "Mr. Boulder," gave more than 5,000 speeches around the U.S., showing his slides of Colorado and promoting the region as a tourist's paradise. He estimated that over 1 million people in 31 states had heard his presentations. His audiences ranged from a handful of people to 3,000; most of his talks were to service groups and schools. He began promoting Colorado after 2 employees of the Burlington railroad heard him address the National Druggist Assn. From t...