J. L. "Father" Dyer headstone ; Colorado Mountain and History slides
This slide shows a headstone for J. L. "Father" Dyer. It is a dark brown marble slab on a patch of grass. The headstone reads: "J. L. 'Father' Dyer Methodist Preacher...Author...South Park Missionary / Carried mail and gold over the pass -- 1864 / 'The Snowshoe Itinerant' 1812-1901"
Donated by Cherry Moore in 2014. The photographs were taken by her father, Charles Moore. He was born and raised on a ranch in Eldorado Springs in 1913. He was an avid camper and mountaineer and had hiked half of Colorado's 14'ers. He joined the hiking club during his time at CU (graduated in 1934). Most of the slides are photograph dating between 1930 and 1990. Charles Moore passed away in 1994.
Written on the back of the slide in ink: "On Mosquito Pass / 9-71"