Letters to Mother, Father and Anna from Ed relating to his tour of the west, 1910-Jul 7-30.

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Letters to Mother, Father and Anna from Ed relating to his tour of the west, 1910-Jul 7-30.

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Ten letters from Ed to his parents and Anna describing in detail his tour of the West. Ed describes Chicago, a tour there of Swift's, a meat packing business; a day at South Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; riding a mule through the Grand Canyon; touring Los Angeles and San Francisco; and hiking in Yosemite and Banff, Alberta. Many letters are written on hotel letterhead, including pictorial letterhead of The Antlers in Colorado Springs, and Bright Angel Camp, Grand Canyon, featuring a photomechanical print by Fred Harvey.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8268970

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Bright Angel Camp (Grand Canyon, Ariz.)

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Swift's (Chicago, Ill.)

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Harvey, Fred

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Fred Harvey (1835-1901) was a restauranteer who worked closely with railroad companies in the American West. His restaurant chain was known as Harvey Houses. From the description of Fred Harvey photographs of the West, circa 1880s-1900s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 223811382 ...

Antlers (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

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