Victorian Era Tintype of an Older Man, 1860s-1870s Padre Silvestre Velez Escalante The bottom of the card

The bottom of the card says

A city in itself

beautifully colored icicles

you were once captivated by the lure of Roy Rogers

Back: Big Thompson Canon is one of the most rugged and picturesque of the many wonderful mountain highways of Colorado

Victorian Era Tintype of an Older Man, 1860s-1870s Padre Silvestre Velez Escalante The bottom of the cardThis tintype photograph features a well dressed older gentleman with slightly rosy cheeks. The color is hand tinting done by the photographer after the photo was taken. It makes this photo very interesting when compared to others of the same period. The man is rather somber in appearance, as is common in photos from this time, as the subject had to sit for an extended period of time while the photograph was taken. The photograph was likely taken in