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| Out and about in Colorado(?): my great grandfather Harry Slater (1888-1956), his daughter and my biological grandmother Alta Slater seated next to him, Harry's brother Pete (front, far left), and Harry's uncle Art Tomlinson (front, far right, his son Jack Tomlinson behind him). Image courtesy of Olive Kennedy. |
My understanding is that my Colorado Slaters and Tomlinsons liked to go outdoors and explore. There are numerous photos attesting to this. They also got the occasional mention in the newspaper for these outings (you know it is small community when some guys spending the weekend at the lake makes first page):
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| "Niwot News," Daily Times (Longmont, Colorado), 1 Jun 1926, pg. 1, col. 1; digital image, Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection : 31 Mar 2018). |
Red Feather Lakes is over 90 miles north of Niwot, so it was quite a trip for the 1920s:
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| Terrain view of directions from Niwot to Red Feather Lakes (Google Maps). |
"Al Torrinson" is possibly Harry's uncle Albert Edson Tomlinson (see below), and George "Atchinson" was likely one of Harry Slater's Niwot neighbors, George Atkinson (b 1855) or George Atkinson (b 1903) (I suspect the younger man).
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| Harry Slater's uncle Albert Edson Tomlinson (1869-1945), probably taken some time between 1885-1893, since the Genelli photographic studio operated in St. Louis between 1884-1998, and he was out in Boulder, Colorado by 1893. Image courtesy of Olive Kennedy. |
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