Photographs of Alton Sanderson

Collection

Identifier: UPAS

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Photographs of Alton Sanderson consists of photographs dated 1923. The photographs depict forestry students working at Pingree Park, now the Colorado State University Mountain Campus, and include images of students working on water flumes, pulling stumps, a sawmill, the ranger station, and hauling logs.

Dates

Creation: 1923

Creator

Sanderson, Alton (Person)

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

Biography

Alton Sanderson was an alumni of Colorado Agricultural College, graduating in 1925. After graduation he worked as a forest ranger in the Colorado mountains.

Alton Sanderson was born in Griffin, Texas, on September 18, 1898. He moved to Colorado when he was 17 and enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving during World War I. After the war, he married Veta Grace Hinkley and had six children. Sanderson returned to Texas to attend Texas A&M, but the family moved back to Colorado and he finished his education at Colorado Agricultural College (CAC), earning his degree in forestry in 1925. Alton Sanderson died in Denver, Colorado on November 18, 1988.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Alton Sanderson was an alumni of Colorado Agricultural College, studying forestry. The collection contains photographs of forestry students in 1923 working at Pingree Park, now the Colorado State University Mountain Campus.