Roy Albright Collection
Roy Albright was born in December 1885 in Poncha Springs, Colorado. The Albright property was located just east of Highway 50 at New Street/C.R. 107. From 1916 into the early 1920s, Roy owned and operated Albright Grocery at 115 E. 2nd Street. He then moved to Alamosa, Colorado and worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as an interpreter, being fluent in Spanish. Roy returned to Salida in 1976 and died in 1984.
The Albright family tree mixed with the Kaess family. Roy’s brother Frank had a daughter, Helen Albright, who married Cecil Kaess. They had a child, Preston, who was Dee Dee Kaess Trenary’s father. Within the collection are some of Cecil’s Salida High School classmate’s photos.
Many of these images include members of the Methodist Church from the early 20th century. Helen Hanks is also prominently featured in them. She owned the Hay Studio after Henry R. Hay died.
These images were graciously donated for use by Dee Dee Kaess Trenary, who was Roy’s grand-niece.
Roy Albright
Amos Lundquist
Cottonwood Lake at Buena Vista, Colo.
Helen Hanks
Group at the dam located above Maysville. Helen Hanks is in brown tweed jacket.
Helen Hanks, Roy, Gene, Gladys, Jim Davis, Frankie Carson, & Darwin McClure (seated)
Helen Hanks, Grace Rubin, Roy Albright, Frankie C., Tim Davis, Gladys, & Gene
Gene, Roy, Jim Davis, Helen Hanks, Gladys, unknown, & Frankie C.
Bird’s eye view of Salida
The Albright property extended from Highway 50 at New Street/C.R. 107 down into the Little Arkansas River bottom, which regularly flooded in winter, creating perfect ice skating conditions.
Mt. Ouray outing. Henry R. Hay postcard of group at elevation.
Lunch at Mt. Ouray, July 4, 1909. L to R: Roy Albright, Helen Hanks, Rev. Wilson, Ada Kesner, Jim Davis, Gene, Darwin McClure, Frankie Carson, Grace Rubin.
The group at Mt. Ouray
Dust storm
Esther DeWeese, Gene, Bob Perry, Roy, & Gladys
Fay Watson at top right and Mrs. Hanks at bottom right
Gene, Chas. Paul, Cora are in this group
Grace Rubin
William Baird, Ada Kesner, May Hanks, Gene, & Grace Rubin
A group of friends – Roy Albright is at center in bowler hat
Grouop of friends on footbridge
Methodist picnic at Wellsville Hot Springs pool
May Hanks, Gertrude Croster, Roy Albright, and unknown woman
Roy Albright
These images were probably taken near the Royal Gorge
The Royal Gorge
Gay Lynn Etter
Aerial view of town of Ouray
Boating excursion at Twin Lakes; Mt. Hope in background
Group at unknown mine
Group with horses and buggies at Maysville
View from Mt. Tamalpais, Calif.
Ranch possibly near Pitkin
Gene and Gladys’s home in Delta
Group at the old iron F Street bridge
Mt. Princeton
Rev. Lew Thomas at Isherwood Lake
Wayne R. Williams
Weenie the Worst Cowboy
