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Breaking camp, Rocky Mt. Lake auto camp

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Call NumberX-27704CreatorFord Optical CompanyDate1918 AugustSummaryTwo families break camp at Rocky Mountain Lake motor camp in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A woman stands near a rolled up mattress holding a length of rope. Jars, boards, papers, tires, and boxes litter the ground. A banner on a nearby car reads: "Norfolk, Neb." A metal cot frame, metal stove and tents are shown.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : black-and-white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver (Colo.)Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)Automobiles--Colorado--DenverCamping--Colorado--DenverFamilies--Colorado--DenverParks--Colorado--DenverTents--Colorado--DenverTourist camps and hostels--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710027704Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesHand-lettered on back of print: "Illustrating the inexperienced motor gypsy. Note the clumsy mattress rolls, steel cot, cast-iron stove. The young lady is far more shipshape."; Title handwritten on back of print. R7100277048DonorCity and County of Denver

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