The Summit of Pike's Peak – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures The Summit of Pike's Peak in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Summit of Pike's Peak
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Few mountains in America were as easy to reach by 1901 as Pike's Peak, the 14,000-foot summit in the Front Range near Colorado Springs. Since the Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway opened in 1891, visitors could ride a rack railway to the top, and the summit became one of the West's best-known tourist destinations. This large-format view, made by the Detroit Publishing Company, belongs to the firm's catalog of scenic views sold to travelers and collectors. The peak took its name from Zebulon Pike, who sighted it in 1806 while exploring the southern plains.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print mounted on thin board : cyanotype ; image 43 x 53 cm. |
| Genre | Mammoth plates.Cyanotypes. |
| Notes | Listed in Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Photographic Co." Copyright deposit no. H9113. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015141. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Mountains.United States--Colorado--Pike's Peak. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-79130 |
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