Amon Carter print details

No. 506 Spring Scene on Pikes Peak Cog Road. Colorado Springs, Colo. 14642

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1915

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Sanborn Souvenir Company

    Printed by Curt Teich Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    recto:

    u.c. to u.r. printed in black, above image: 506. SPRING SCENE ON PIKES PEAK COG ROAD

    l.l. printed in black, below image: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

    l.r. printed in black, below image: 14642

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: The ascent of Pikes Peak by Cog Train is \ one of the remarkable trips of America. In the \ short space of nine miles the Cog Railroad \ climbs to the very top of Pikes Peak making an \ ascent of over 7,500 feet from the starting point \ in Manitou. An interesting feature during the \ early part of the season is the passage thru [sic] \ veritable snow canons cut thru [sic] the vast drifts \ that form in winter.

    l.l. to u.l. printed along left edge: PUBLSIHED BY SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO. MADE IN U.S.A.

    c. printed [transverse]: C.T. AMERICAN ART COLORED

    l.c. printed: CTCO \ CHICAGO [Curt Teich logo]

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.124

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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