first edition
Ca1930 · Denver, Co.
by McMechen, Edgar C.
Hardcover. Green pebbled cloth over boards with gilt title. Slim octavo. 44pp (2). With b/w illustrations from photographs. Small historical society ink stamp below frontispiece portrait and one to page 23 otherwise very good throughout.
Walter Cheesman (1838–1907) was a Denver businessman who was involved in railroad, finance, real estate, and water industries. In 1868 he, John Evans and David H. Moffat began work to build the Denver Pacific Railroad to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Cheesman was president of the railroad for several years. He planned for the construction of the Union Station, and he was active in the building of the Denver Boulder Valley Railroad and South Park Road. (Inventory #: 1080)
Walter Cheesman (1838–1907) was a Denver businessman who was involved in railroad, finance, real estate, and water industries. In 1868 he, John Evans and David H. Moffat began work to build the Denver Pacific Railroad to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Cheesman was president of the railroad for several years. He planned for the construction of the Union Station, and he was active in the building of the Denver Boulder Valley Railroad and South Park Road. (Inventory #: 1080)
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