Stereographs project Business locations Denver, CO, US Salida, CO, US Colorado Springs, CO, US Gunnison, CO, US [8-9] *[Rarely seen as Mellon] "Scenic Photographer"; "Landscape Photographer";
"Photographic View Artist"; sometimes with label
of "Rocky Mountain View Co."; "Gunnison, San
Juan & Ute Countries", #'s to 2300s but only a
few hundred actually made; scy., falls, mtns.,
Ute country, many int. & important views of
towns, activities, mining camps; on CMs; also
made SI formats. Some have C.H. Clark of
Gunnison overprint; unknown whether Clark was
just retail outlet or had bought Mellen negs.
Worked for W.H. Jackson in Denver 89-93 and many
of Mellen's images were pub. by Jackson. Active
occasionally in Gunnison, Colorado Springs
(86-88), Denver and Manitou Springs 82-90.
Prob. in partnership with Barker in Gunnison
70s. In 88 the Colo. Springs directory lists a
William Mellon associated with George E.
Imprint also seen as "& Co.". Disappears from
directories after 93. T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association)
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