Summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1919 – Vintage 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.)
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Summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1919 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Summit of Pikes Peak
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Summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1919
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Pikes Peak, rising above Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, was a famous destination in 1919, when this panoramic view of its summit was made. Tourists had reached the top by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, a cog line that opened in 1891, and by the Pikes Peak Auto Highway, completed in 1915. The mountain drew visitors from across the country, and the cities below owed much of their income to the resort trade, the Cripple Creek gold district to the west, and the wider mining economy of the region. In 1919 the country was adjusting to the end of the First World War, and the summit was still a favorite place for sightseeing and a symbol of the Front Range for the people who lived in its shadow.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | stewart brothers (firm) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 931 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Summit of Pikes Peak |
| Reference | CO Summit of Pikes Peak 1919 |
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