Archive for May, 2026

What Is It? May 2026

What Is It? May 2026

Send your answers to the What Is It contest, postmarked by May 20, to the Mountain States Collector, P.O. Box 1003,  Bailey, CO 80421. At least three winners will be drawn. Winners will receive a one year electronic subscription to the Mountain States Collector. Be sure to include your email address to your guess.

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‘Lest We Forget’ Memorial Day Postcards

‘Lest We Forget’ Memorial Day Postcards

By Roy Nuhn  “Nor Shall their story be forgot, While Fame her record keeps.” These lines from a stanza of an old 19th century poem, The Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O’Hara, are found on several Memorial Day postcards, including some by Raphal Tuck & Sons and International Art Publishing Company. Borrowings were also made from other patriotic poetry […]

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Noah Adams – A Western Painter of Cool Persuasion

Noah Adams – A Western Painter of Cool Persuasion

By Peggy DeStefano Western painting is treasured for the scenes of early cowboys and Indians and of the ranges, mountains and prairies where they roamed. The excitement and unsettledness of the old West has been captured on canvas. But most Western painting has been depicted through the eyes of the newcomer not the native. Noah Adams’ work is an exception […]

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Horse Racing Collectibles—A Winner Down the Stretch

Horse Racing Collectibles—A Winner Down the Stretch

The thundering hoofs on race tracks across america also echo the accompanying sound of horse racing collectibles. From programs and postcards to the individual memorabilia of legends like Seabiscuit and Secretariat, the ‘race’ to acquire a ‘bit’ of the horse racing past continues. It doesn’t hurt that there are more than 90 thoroughbred race tracks in the country at the […]

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The Canary Is Singing

The Canary Is Singing

By Peggy Knowles Prather There’s great power in knowing that your mother loves you. There’s even greater power in knowing she likes you. She thinks you’re funny. She thinks you are smart; she thinks you are pretty or handsome as the case may be. Any thought of my Mom makes me feel at peace with the world. I have many […]

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