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Camp on bank of Rocky Mountain Lake

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Call NumberX-27702CreatorFord Optical CompanyDate1917-1920SummaryA group of people stand under the awning of a large tent at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young girl sits behind a table cluttered with dishes and a jar of milk. A woman pours coffee into the cup of a young boy. Wash basins filled with water are on a bench outside the tent. Rocky Mountain Lake is in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 18 x 23 cm (7 1/2 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectRocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)Camping--Colorado--DenverEating customsDrinking customs--Colorado--DenverFamilies--Colorado--DenverLakes--Colorado--DenverParks--Colorado--DenverTents--Colorado--DenverTourist camps & hostels--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710027702Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: spots on print. Hand-lettered on back of print: "Double car and trailer outfit for two families. The trailer holding the beds are under the square tents. The connecting awning with back wall is the joint, kitchen, dining room and living room."; Photographer information stamped on back of print. Title handwritten on back of print. R7100277022DonorCity and County of Denver

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