Pikes Peak by auto. Nearing the summit – Historic Print
(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.)
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Step back in time with Pikes Peak by auto. Nearing the summit, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Pikes Peak by auto. Nearing the summit
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The photograph shows open touring cars with sightseers just short of the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. The Pikes Peak Auto Highway, a gravel toll road cut up the mountain's flank, was completed in 1915, the year this picture was made. Before then, reaching the top meant a slow carriage ride, a hike, or the cog railway, so a motor trip to the summit was a new and somewhat daring outing. Drivers of the period took pride in such climbs, and the exposed seats and folding fabric tops of these cars left passengers fully open to the wind and the views.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Pikes Peak--1910-1920. Sightseers--Colorado--Pikes Peak--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-166423 |
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