[Mount Manitou Park]

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Photographic postcard of several Longview, Texas families riding the scenic incline to Mount Manitou, Colorado.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1909.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Longview Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 112 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Longview Public Library

The Longview Public Library serves the residents of Longview and Gregg County. The library offers access to books and computers as well as free computer classes. They also host various events for the community, including the popular "Haunted Library" Halloween event.

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Photographic postcard of several Longview, Texas families riding the scenic incline to Mount Manitou, Colorado.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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"Grandest trip in all the Rockies. Manitou Scenic Incline to Mt. Manitou Park. Altitude 9,500 feet, and 10,000 square miles of Mountain and Plain are open to view. Road is operated by three powerful steel cables, one haulage and two safety. Rise one-half mile. From the summit of Mt. Manitou all points of interest are reached by burro."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

Rescuing Texas History, 2010 is comprised of photographs, postcards, maps, letters, yearbooks, and other materials that reflect on bygone eras of Texas history.

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  • 1909

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  • April 10, 2014, 1:41 p.m.

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[Mount Manitou Park], postcard, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403371/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Longview Public Library.

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