PPLD Digital Collections

View of snow-capped Pikes Peak through the rock formations at Garden of the Gods. 3

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing west. Platte Avenue travels up the center of the photo. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible in the upper portion of the photo, with Pikes Peak at the center. 2

Aerial photograph of Cripple Creek, Colorado, photograph facing northeast. The city of Cripple Creek can be seen near the center of the photo, with Pikes Peak in the distance. 2

Bob Karf driving Bandimere Mfg. Special #8 enroute to the finish line. 2

Car #88, John Hoyer Moters. 2

Charlie Bryant in #6 Grover Special, crossing finish line. 2

Conover Special car #9. Driven by Al Rogers in 1936, 1939, 1941 [won], 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952. Joe Coniff owner. 2

El Paso County residents wait in line at the Pikes Peak Toll Gate to cut their own Christmas trees for $1.50 in Pike National Forest. See Gazette article 12/9/1973, B1 2

Four miles up the Cog Road 2

Frank Sanborn driving car #62 around bends in the highway. 2

Herb Bryers sitting in his #7 Weiher Alignment Special race car that he drove to a second place finish in the 1950 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 2

Interior of the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House after the 1953 fire, looking from the two-story end of the building into the single-story section. It is believed the fire was caused by a faulty furnace. 2

Johnny Mantz driving stock car #8 nearing mile 18 and the finish line. 2

Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon raises the colors on Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 2

Mules and skinners of the Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion loaded with artillery and ammunition on their way to the summit of Pikes Peak via Barr trail, July 3, 1950. 2

Snow-dusted mountain peak with rocky ridge. 2

Two officials, Pikes Peak Hill Climb 2

View of Pikes Peak with Fountain Creek in the foreground. 2

View of Pikes Peak with Garden of the Gods in foreground. 2

View of Pikes taken by the side of a small lake. 2

Dave Lewis drives #2 Essex Special. 1

#10 Super-six race car in a ditch off the unpaved road. Several men are trying to extricate the car. 1

1954 Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace cars. 1

40 miles distant from Camp, July 4th 1

50 mule train departs Manitou Springs carrying howitzers and ammunition for the July 4th ceremony atop Pikes Peak, July 3, 1950. 1

5066. Before and After Walking to the Top of Pike's Peak. 1

A circa 1930 two-door convertible coupe drives up Pikes Peak Highway in what appears to be the Hill Climb. A crowd watches from the upper left side of the road, while a flagger stands next to photographer and camera on tripod. 1

A crane is brought up to unload the trucks carrying portions of the F94-C Starfire jet prior to its installation on the summit of Pikes Peak, September 1958. 1

A crane unloads the cockpit/wing portions of the F94-C Starfire jet prior to its installation on the summit of Pikes Peak, September 1958. 1

A crater seen from Barr Trail 1

A crying child is carried away from the summit of Pikes Peak by a hot air balloon as a woman looks on from below. "We saw the sun rise on Pike's Peak". 1

A driver stands next to a team of horses attached to a “Pikes Peak Carriage” with the canvas sides rolled up on a very rocky Pikes Peak Carriage Road. A group of three men and a woman [passengers] stand next to the vehicle. 1

A driver wearing goggles and a leather helmet is at the wheel of the #17 Seven Falls Special race car rounding a curve during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with foothills below and mountains in the background. 1

A family takes in the view of lower mountains and plains stretching eastward from the newly opened Pikes Peak Summit House. The end of the Cog Railway is visible through the window. 1

A group of older homes with numerous out buildings on an unpaved road in the western part of Colorado Springs with Cameron Cone and Pikes Peak in the background. 1

A group of tourists pose on and adjacent to a cog railway passenger car at the summit of Pikes Peak. “No. 4 on Pikes Peak. Altitude 14,147 feet” is annotated on print. "Jennie Long" written under Photo. 1

A high oblique aerial photograph looking northwest of Fort Carson with Cheyenne Mountain and Pikes Peak in the background. 1

A horse-drawn carriage is parked carrying a driver and three women with three men standing in front of the vehicle. The Gateway Rocks at Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak is in background. 1

A horse-drawn surrey on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road approaches a large field of boulders below the "W's" in the background. 1

A large crowd is gathered at the winner’s circle for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb at Glen Cove. A U.S. Army cargo truck and trailer with large speakers atop the canvas covers are in the foreground surrounded by parked cars. 1

A long view of the Garden of the Gods park with Pikes Peak visible in the distance. A fence can be seen in the near foreground. 1

A low-oblique aerial photo taken from 20,000 feet altitude of the summit of Pikes Peak looking north with the Pikes Peak Highway and Cog Railway Line visible. 1

A man and boy pose in a set depicting an automobile on the summit of Pikes Peak. Handwritten on back "Given to me March 4, 1910. Aurora Colo. Pictures of Wm Becker and Stewart Thompson. / Clara Rauchfuss, Aurora Colo." 1

A man poses sitting behind the wheel of a #8 Lexington Special at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a tent in the background. 1

A man sits with a drink watching a television in the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

A man with his horse and cart nearing the toll gate on the carriage road to the top of Pikes Peak. 1

A racing car rounds a corner on the Pikes Peak Highway in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The number 8 can be seen on the side of the automobile. 1

A sign reading “Wilkerson Pass Camp Ground/Pike National Forest” is in the foreground with Pikes Peak in the background. 1

A streetcar and horse-drawn wagon are on a wide unpaved residential street with Pikes Peak in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard 1

A truck travels on Pikes Peak highway after successfully cutting down a Christmas tree from Pike National Forest. Other vehicles line the opposite side of the highway, waiting to enter. See Gazette article 12/9/1973, B1 1

A view along Highway 24 through Cascade Colorado. 1

A view looking west down a wide unpaved avenue (perhaps Platte Avenue) towards Pikes Peak. Residential homes line the avenue with a probable railroad bridge over the roadway in the distance. Printed on front "Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Colorado". 1

A view of Colorado Springs looking east from the summit of Pikes Peak. 1

A view of Manitou Springs in the right foreground and Pikes Peak in the distance as seen from a point on Colorado Midland Railroad. Printed on front "Manitou and Pikes Peak from the C. M. R. R." Printed on back "Hersom / Manitou." 1

A view of the Front Range from Cheyenne Mountain to Pikes Peak taken from the bluffs of Palmer Park. Colorado Springs at the base of the range and fields are in the foreground. 1

AdAmAn Club members hike across a rocky landscape known as the Dismal Forest on their way to summit Pikes Peak to set off their New Years Eve fireworks display. 1

AdAmAn Club members on Pikes Peak. Identified on back 1

Aerial View of the summit of Pikes Peak looking northeast. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing southwest. Palmer Park is visible just below center in the photo. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible along the top of the photo, with Pikes Peak to the right of center. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing southwest. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible in the top half of the photo, with Pikes Peak just to the right of center on the horizon. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing southwest. Woodmen Road travels diagonally up the left side of the photo. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible in the top half of the photo, with Pikes Peak at the center. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing west. Colorado Springs can be seen in the middle of the photo. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible in the upper half of the photo, with Pikes Peak at the center. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak, photo facing west. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is prominently visible along the top of the photo, with Pikes Peak just to the left of center. 1

Aerial photograph of Colorado Springs, photograph facing west. Colorado Springs can be seen in the lower half of the photo, and the Rocky Mountain Front Range can be seen in the upper portion of the photo, with Pikes Peak near the center of the horizon. 1

Aerial photograph of Pikes Peak and Almagre Mountain in Colorado, photo facing northwest. Pikes Peak can be seen on the right side of the photo, with Almagre Mountain visible above center in the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Pikes Peak in Colorado, photo facing west. 1

Aerial photograph of Pikes Peak in Colorado, photograph facing northwest. The Penrose-Rosemont Reservoir can be seen in the lower left area of the photo. Pikes Peak is visible just left of center on the horizon, with Almagre Mountain just below. 1

Aerial photograph of Pikes Peak, photo facing southeast. The Pikes Peak Highway can be seen on the right side of the photo, with the summit of Pikes Peak at the top of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Rampart Reservoir in El Paso County, Colorado, photo facing southwest. Ute Pass can be seen above center in the photo. Pikes Peak is visible on the left side of the horizon. 1

Aerial photograph of The United States Air Force Academy, photograph facing southwest. The Rocky Mountain Front Range is visible in the background, with Pikes Peak on the left. 1

Aerial photograph of Woodland Park, Colorado, photograph facing south. Rampart Range Road travels up the left side of the photo. Woodland Park can be seen near the center of the photo. Pikes Peak is visible on the left side of the horizon. 1

Aerial photograph of the United States Air Force Academy, photo facing southwest. Pikes Peak is visible on the horizon. Note on negative sleeve 1

Aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, photograph facing north. The cog railway can be seen going up the mountain. Boehmer Reservoir can be seen in the lower left area of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak, photo facing east. Pikes Peak Highway (unpaved at the time) travels up to the summit, with the summit house visible at the center of the photo. Colorado Springs is visible past the peak. 1

Aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak, photo facing northeast. Pikes Peak Highway (unpaved at the time) travels up to the summit, with the summit house visible at the center of the photo. Colorado Springs is visible past the peak. 1

Aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak, photo facing northwest. Both the cog railway and the Pikes Peak Highway (unpaved at the time) travel up to the summit house on the right side of the photo. 1

Aerial view of Colorado Springs looking east to west with Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains in the background. 1

Aerial view of the summit of Pikes Peak, summit house visible at right in front of cog tracks. 1

After the flag raising ceremony atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950 Left to Right 1

After the raising of the American Flag by Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, two Howitzers, delivered to the summit of Pikes Peak in pieces by mule train, alternately fire a round for each of the 48 states. 1

Air Force personnel supervise the crane positioning the cockpit/wing portions of the F94-C Starfire jet for its installation as a static display on the summit of Pikes Peak, September 1958. 1

Ak Miller in the #11 Hot Rod Magazine Special leaving the starting line during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with the flagman leaping and in mid-air. 1

Al Dickey, assistant manager, stands behind the counter in the store section of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

Al Rogers (seated in car) receives a check from Lloyd Faddis and Herb Bryers (right) receives his winning from Princess Power for their first and second-place finishes in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Al Rogers [left] in the Cott Jewel Special with Louis Unser [right] at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. A crowd of spectators gather behind. Unser drove the Federal Automotive Special No. 28 in 1954. 1

Al Rogers crosses the finish line in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, #9 Coniff Special. 1

Al Rogers in #9 Coniff Special, spectators behind. Man in white shirt with "Stoney" embroidered on. 1

Al Rogers in #9 Coniff Special. 1

Al Rogers in #9, Coniff Special. 1

Al Rogers, winner of the 1950 Pikes Peak Hill Climb and seated his #9 Coniff Special, shakes hands with Herb Bryers who took 2nd place in the competition. Spectators stand behind. 1

An army mule carrying a 75mm howitzer artillery part, and his Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion handler making their way to the rocky summit of Pikes Peak on July4, 1950. 1

An early 1920s touring sedan with the top down is parked in front of a large two-story log building at Glen Cove. 1

An engine pushes passenger car number 105 up Pikes Peak. 1

An icy Pikes Peak Summit House with double exposure along left side of photo. 1

An unidentified driver wearing a helmet sits at the wheel of the #5 Western Special race car. 1

Antlers Park as seen from the west side of the Antlers Hotel. There are two buildings/pavilions in the park along with several garden spots, chairs, and awnings. Pikes Peak and the front range of the Rocky Mountains are visible in the distance. 1

Antlers Plaza Hotel, photo facing west. The Holley Sugar building (now the FirstBank Building) can be seen on the right side of the photo. Pikes Peak is visible in the background. 1

Approximately three dozen tourists pose in front of a cog railway passenger car and steam locomotive at the top of Pikes Peak. "#2 June 29 - 1892. On Pike's Peak - Alt. 14147 Ft. Hiestand Photo." printed on bottom of photo. 1

Assignment "Two Hick [sic] Hikers". Cutline "Two young hitchhikers sit quietly on I-25 beneath the Pikes Peaks mountains waiting for a ride on a windy afternoon." Published January 1, 1979. 1

Automobiles parked at Glen Cove during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Barr Trail 1

Barr Trail on Pikes Pike 1

Blurry view of cars of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway (cog railroad) on Pikes Peak. "Cog Railway, summit Pike's Peak" written on bottom of album page. 1

Bob Donner taking the flag at the starting line in his #17 Porsche RS61 past spectators. He finished first in the Sports Car - Group 2 1

Bob Karf driving Bandimere Mfg. Special #8 crossing the finish line. 1

Bob McLees driving #98 Burien Align Special past photographers at 16 mile. 1

Bobby Unser driving his #92 race car taking the flag at the starting line with spectators watching. Bobby Unser drove a #92 race car in the 1960-1968 Pikes Peak Hill Climb races and won six of those races. 1

Bobby Unser in his #58 Jaguar Special taking an outside curve at the Devil's Playground in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Spectators, photographers and a parked truck line the curve. He took first place in the open wheel division of the race. 1

Bobby Unser in his Chevrolet Special #92 with brothers Louis and Al in the winner's circle at Devil's Playground, with other drivers and crew in background. The car was sponsored by the Grandview Hotel. 1

Bobby Unser is behind the wheel of race car #92, the Sproul Homes Special, driving up the mountain during a practice run of the 1966 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. A motion picture camera is mounted to the roll bar behind the driver. 1

Buck Caldwell in his #70 Pontiac Firebird taking the last turn before the top. 1

Business street with stores lining both sides and street lamps with Pikes Peak in distance. Identification sheet with negative. 1

C.C. Morgan in #2, Studebaker Special. 1

Cabins and main building at Glen Cove. Several automobiles are parked throughout the area. A sign on the main building reads "Dinners, Plate Lunches with Cold Sandwiches, Coffee, Cold Drinks." A smaller cabin has a sign that reads "Coats for Rent." 1

Camp Carson 4th Artillery Battalion mules, skinners and artillery pieces on the trail to the summit of pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1

Car #10 1

Car #10, an Oldsmobile driven by R. Anderson, rounds a corner on his way to the summit during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Anderson finished in eighth place in 24 minutes and 43 seconds. Crowds and automobiles are seen on the hillside in the background. 1

Car #14 rounds turn number 14 on the Pikes Peak Highway. 1

Car #2, a Packard driven by W. F. Frammel, , rounds a corner on his way to the summit during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, finished in 9th place in 24 minutes and 41 seconds. 1

Car #20 in shower of dust. 1

Car #25, Village Inn Restaurant. 1

Car #3, Cragar Special, sponsored by Wallace-Frantz Inc. 1

Car #31 1

Car #33, Shearer Lodge, 3428 West Colo. Ave. 1

Car #5. 1

Car #6, Grover Special 1

Car #63 1

Car #7, Weiher Alighment Co. Special. 1

Car #8, a Lexington Special driven by Jack Knight, races past spectators and a large movie camera and operator on its way to the summit during the 1923 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. He came in 6th with a time of 21 1

Car #88, John Hoyer Motors. 1

Car of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad) pushes a flatbed railcar used to remove deep snow with a man standing on top of the accumulated pile of snow. &quot|M. & P.P. Ry.&quot|and Cog Railroad logo painted on side of car. 1

Car of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad) with a flatbed railcar in front used to remove deep snow pushes through a drift on the tracks. Snow-capped mountains are seen in the background. 1

Charles "Charlie" Bryant driving his red Grover Special nearing the summit. He finished 3rd in 16 1

Charlie Lowderman driving his Frenzel Special past parked cars at George's Corner. 1

Charlie Lowderman in a Kurtis Chevy came in 5th|14 1

Clouds gather below benches, one askew, on top of Pikes Peak. Cog railway tracks in the foreground. 1

Clouds shrouding top of snowy mountain. 1

Cog Road below Windy Point 1

Cog railroad car passes by the Minnehaha waterfall. 1

Cog railroad en route to the top of Pikes Peak. 1

Cog railway with a steam locomotive under steam pushing a passenger car on bare hillside littered with rocks and boulders. 1

Cog train No. 2 stopped at the water tank on the road up Pikes Peak. Passengers are standing outside the train, and one man stands on top of the water tank at the right. 1

Color image, done with photomechanical process, of gateway rocks at Garden of the Gods. "Pike's Peak through the Gateway of the Garden of the Gods, Colorado." printed on bottom of card. 1

Color photo of fireworks on top of Pikes Peak viewed from the yard of a house in Colorado Springs. Photo is identified as New Years Eve. 1

Colorized lantern slide of Halfway House on the Pikes Peak and Manitou Cog Railway. Railroad tracks in foreground. 1

Colorized view of multi-story log buildings with sign "Minnehaha" off the Pikes Peak Road. Printed on front "Minnehaha. Pike's Peak Road." 1

Dave Lewis drives #2 Essex Special. 1

Dave Lewis drives #2, Essex Special. 1

Dead tree among large boulders. Photo identified as "Peak above Dismal Forest - Pikes Peak - Barr Trail." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Dead tree on mountain trail on Pikes Peak with wooden sign reading "Timber Line Elev. 12000." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Delmar Desch crosses the Pikes Peak Hill Climb finish line in #33, sponsored by Shearer Lodge. Spectators watch along the sidelines. 1

Distant view of Colorado Springs through clouds from top of Pikes Peak. 1

Dodge Official Pace Car leading group of open-wheel race cars, #27 in front. 1

Dozens of thin and empty wooden flag poles at the 1959 Girl Scouts Roundup in Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak can be seen in the distance on the right side of the photo. 1

Dr. Alfred L. Edwards addresses the crowd at the Pikes Peak Summit House dedication ceremony. 1

Dr. Alfred L. Edwards unveils a registered historic landmark plaque at the newly constructed Pikes Peak Summit House. Edwards was the deputy under secretary of the Department of Agriculture. 1

Drawing of a proposed remodel of the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House ca. 1937. 1

Drawing of proposed Pikes Peak Railway made in 1883. [Work began on the cog railway in 1888] W. F. Ellis Jr. was the Chief Engineer. Some sites noted are United States Military Reservation, Seven Lakes, Sheep Mountain, Pikes Peak, and more. 1

Driver Jimmy Good in #88, John Hover Motors at the finish line. 1

Driver Jimmy Good in #88, John Hover Motors. 1

Driver Johnny Mauro crosses finish line in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, #63 Alfa Romeo. 1

Driver and co-driver pose in a #5 race car with a 1922 license plate at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Records indicate that Harry McMillin drove #5 Pierce Arrow in the 1922 race that took 9th place in the event. 1

Drivers and mechanics stand around race cars waiting. 1

Dust storm of his own making, a hard-to-see race car is rounding the sharp turn on the unpaved Pikes Peak Auto Road. 1

Early day scene of Glen Cove 1

Early view of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind looking west with snow-covered mountains stretching from Cheyenne Mountain to Pikes Peak. 1

East entrance of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. Steele covers could be rolled down to protect the windows and doors of the building. 1

El Paso County residents depart Pikes Peak Forest after cutting their own Christmas trees for $1.50. See Gazette article 12/9/1973, B1 1

El Paso County residents wait in line at the Pikes Peak Toll Gate to cut their own Christmas trees for $1.50 in Pike National Forest. One Volkswagon bug was especially successful in locating desriable trees. See Gazette article 12/9/1973, B1 1

Elevated view looking northeast of impressive rock formations in Garden of the Gods. The Hidden Inn is visible in the background between the spires of the Three Graces and to left of the large Gateway Rocks. 1

Elevation 12,129 feet. Cog Road up Pikes Peak 1

Employee sets up merchandise in the souvenir section of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

Exterior of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. Snow is piled high in front of the doorway. 1

Exterior of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. Snow is piled high in front of the east doorway. The Cog Railway tracks are visible at the edge of the photo. 1

Finish line photo of Bobby Unser. Mobil Oil was the start and finish line sponsor this year, and the banner was made of netting. 1

Finish line, Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Five images on a full-page spread. 1

Flagman prepares to wave a start for a driver behind the wheel of a Lexington Special race car at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. A raised gazebo with officials and mountains are in the background. 1

Flatbed trucks bearing portions of the retired F-94C Starfire all-weather interceptor approach the entrance to The North Pole Amusement Center on their journey to the summit of Pikes Peak for static display. 1

Flatbed trucks bearing portions of the retired F94-C Starfire begin their journey to the summit of Pikes Peak. 1

Flatbed trucks bearing portions of the retired F94-C Starfire stop for a group photo at the entrance for to The North Pole Amusement Center on their journey to the summit of Pikes Peak. 1

Four hikers stand on narrow dirt trail among rocky cliffs and slopes. "Foot of Golden Stairway on Barr Trail" hand-written below print. Title hand-written on back of photo. 1

Four men hiking through snow on Pikes Peak with tops of telephone poles barely visible and mountain vista behind. First climb, December 31, 1922. 1

Four mule-drawn carriages with six people in each standing in snow and rocks on the old carriage road to the summit of Pikes Peak. Title and "Elevation 14147 ft" are written on print. 1

Four warmly people, two men and two women, pose for a picture in the Garden of the Gods. The man on the far left is holding a camera. The Kissing Camels rock formation is visible to the right and Pikes Peak appears in the far background. 1

Frank Sanborn crossing the starting line in car #62. 1

Frank Sanborn passing a flagman in car #62. 1

Frank Sanborn, from Cascade, Colo., passing the start flag in stock car #97, a 1963 Plymouth. 1

Frank Sanborn, from Cascade, Colo., rounding a sharp curve while on-lookers line the sides. He is in stock car #97, a 1963 Plymouth. 1

From the summit of Pikes Peak 1

Full page spread with 5 images. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on August 23, 1890 page 45. 1

Full-page halftone illustration from "Glimpses of America" showing horse-drawn wagons on dirt road past rocky fields."The Carriage Road Up Pike's Peak" printed below image. The original photograph is attributed to William H. Jackson [See image 001-428]. 1

Full-page spread of four small halftone images against a large image. 1

Garden of the Gods with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the background. A white circle has been drawn in the middle of the image. 1

Gateway at Garden of the Gods. Pikes Peak can be seen in the background. 1

Gateway rocks at Garden of the Gods with snow-dusted Pikes Peak in distance. "522. Pikes Peak." written on bottom of print. "414 Larimer Street, Denver, Colo. W.H. Jackson & Co., Photographers." printed on sides of card. 1

George Doty driving #6 Dodge Special in the 1927 Pikes Peak Hill Climb where the car did not finish. 1

George Hammond (1903-1981) at the wheel of the #59 Woestman Special race car that Pikes Peak Hill Climb records indicate he drove 1938-40. 1

George Hammond crosses finish line in #36, Auto Shippers Special at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb where he finished in 4th place. 1

George Hammond crosses finish line in #36, Auto Shippers Special. 1

George Hammond in a #59 Woestman Special at the 1938 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

George Hammond in a #59 Woestman Special at the Old Summit House, with onlookers and parked cars in the background. He finished second in the open wheel division of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. . 1

Glen Cove in Winter 1

Glenn Harrison crosses the finish line in #3, Grand Cafe Special. 1

Golfers at Colorado Springs Golf Club with Pikes Peak visible in the background. Printed on the back of card 1

Governor John Love (left) with Colorado Springs mayor Harry Hoth, unveiling a new plaque at the Pikes Peak Summit House dedication ceremony. 1

Governor John Love addresses the crowd at the dedication ceremonies of the Pikes Peak Summit House. Immediately to his right is Colorado Springs mayor Harry Hoth and Dr. Alfred L. Edwards, deputy assistant secretary of agriculture 1

Governor John Love addresses the crowd at the dedication ceremonies of the Pikes Peak Summit House. Immediately to his right is Colorado Springs mayor Harry Hoth and Dr. Alfred L. Edwards, deputy assistant secretary of agriculture. 1

Group of workers shoveling large snowbank for the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad). 1

H.A. Wetmore crossing the finish line at the summit in the Saxson Special #30 while flagman and spectators watch. 1

H.F. O'Brien driving his Hupmobile Special in the W's at Doublecut Corner past parked cars and a spectator. 1

Hand tinted print showing cloudy, sunrise on Pikes Peak with Summit House and Cog Railway in view. 1

Hand-tinted color print of Pikes Peak and surrounding countryside with trees in foreground. 1

Hand-tinted view of Pikes Peak Summit House. Tourists and cog train visible. Sign on building reads "Entrance to Tower inside of building" and "The Highest Telegraph Office in the World." 1

Hand-tinted view of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway steam locomotive pushing a passenger car. up a rocky canyon. Small house structure is visible beyond the train tracks. 1

Handwritten on back "On May 2. Engine ran out of water and they had to fill up with snow from a snow bank 30 ft. high. About half way to top of Pikes Peak." 1

Handwritten on front of postcard 1

Hank Davis being flagged at the finish line at the Summit House in his #69 Chevrolet. Chambon Sales was the sponsor. 1

Harry (Chico) Galbraith and Lt Colonel Edgat J. Ingmire with the pack mule being loaded with The American Flag for the trek up Pikes Peak. July 3, 1950. 1

Haystacks in field surrounded by fences with Pikes Peak in distance. Foreground is blurry, as if photo was taken from moving train. &quot|838. Pike's Peak from Divide - Colo. Midland&quot|printed on bottom of photo. 1

Heavy traffic on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road, sometimes called "The W" for how it zig zags up the side of the mountain. 1

Henry F. O'Brien in a Templar Special at the Devil's Playground. He came in 8th in the race. 1

High oblique aerial photograph looking northeast of the rocky summit of Pikes Peak with automobiles of the 1930s parked at the Summit House. The northern end of Colorado Springs and the plains are visible below in the distance. 1

High oblique aerial photograph of Pikes Peak looking south showing the Pikes Peak Highway with Crystal Creek and North Catamount reservoirs in the foreground. 1

High oblique aerial photograph of Woodland Park, Colorado, looking south-southwest, with a snow-capped Pikes Peak in the background. 1

High oblique aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak with the cog railway tracks and Pikes Peak Highway in the foreground on the slope leading to the tourist facilities on top. 1

High oblique aerial photograph taken over Crystal Creek Reservoir looking south showing the north side of Pikes Peak and the winding Pikes Peak Highway and Toll Road to the summit. 1

High view towards Pikes Peak and the Front Range, identified as "Pikes Peak from Obs. Platform, Austin Bluffs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Hill Special Car #1 1

Hill Special car #1 1

Hugh Thomas crossing the finish line in the Bandermere Special #12. 1

Hugh Thomas driving the Bandermere Special #12. 1

Icy power lines on the summit of Pikes Peak. 1

Identified as Colorado Springs from the top of Pikes Peak. 1

Images of the cog train making its way along the tracks in a rocky landscape with several passengers and the conductor visible at the rear of the car. Two male observers stand to the right side of tracks, one of whom is filming the with a movie camera. 1

In the distance, a locomotive is under full steam pushing a passenger car up an incline on the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway. Cog railway tracks are seen in the foreground in a forested and mountainous landscape. 1

Interior of Summit House on Pikes Peak with enormous snowdrift blocking doorway. Man bends to look at floor at right. Snow-covered chair and small table with work gloves are in foreground. Signs on wall behind snow read "Cashier" and "Exit". 1

Interior of Summit House. Signs inside read "Write your friends a post card Top of Pikes Peak - Postmarked Get them here" and "Tower Entrance". A pot bellied stove is in the center of the photo. Postcards sell for 15¢. 1

Interior of the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House after the 1953 fire, looking from the single-story end of the building at the two-story section. It is believed the fire was caused by a faulty furnace. 1

Interior of the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House showing the souvenir shop. It was remodeled by the Stewart Brothers in 1938 at a cost of $8,000 and opened July 21, 1938. 1

Interior of the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House showing the souvenir shop. It was remodeled by the Stewart Brothers in 1938 at a cost of $8,000. 1

Jack Knight at the wheel of the #8 Lexington Special negotiating a turn during the 1923 Pikes Peak Hill Climb where he placed sixth in the race. 1

John Garrett (left) and another man dressed in heavy winter coats and boots stand adjacent to a railing holding rockets and fireworks shells at the summit of Pikes Peak on New Year’s Eve 1934 or 1935. 1

Johnny Mantz driving stock car #8 around a tight bend. 1

Johnny Mantz driving stock car #8. 1

July 3, 1950, Camp Carson's 4th Field Artillery Battallion moves howitzer artillery parts by mule to the summit of Pikes Peak for reassembly and firing a 48 gun salute at the July 4th flag dedication ceremony. 1

Large pile of snow blocking tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad) amid huge walls of snow on either side. 1

Large snowbanks on Pikes Peak with cut for tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad). 1

Larry Overholser driving his Chevrolet past parked cars at George's Corner. 1

Layton's Restaurant Special, #7. 1

Locomotive #11 and coach #11 at the summit of Pikes Peak. Locomotive built in 1950 by G. E. Coach built by Winter-Weiss of Denver. 1

Lone horseman riding on open plains towards Pikes Peak in distance. 1

Lone tree with Pikes Peak in background. Print featured on cover of 1944-1945 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Long line of cars heading down the Pikes Peak Auto Highway, probably after the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. One car parked at side has sign "Dispense Bros. Home Public Market Fruits & Vegetables". 1

Long view at top of mountain with dirt road in foreground and car parked at right. Photo identified as "view toward Cog Railway House, Pikes Peak, CO." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Long view of Fountain Valley School with snow-dusted Pikes Peak in distance. 1

Long view of Pikes Peak across scrubby field. Flowering yucca is in foreground. Photo identified as "Pikes Peak from Mesa Road." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Long view of Pikes Peak. One of 5 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on August 23, 1890 page 45. 1

Long view of snow-covered Pikes Peak from distant mountaintop. 1

Long view of the front exterior of the first Antlers Hotel. Snow covered Pikes Peak in background. Horse-drawn carriages and wagons are in the distance. Bare trees line both sides of the dirt road. 1

Long view of the sun setting behind Pikes Peak. 1

Looking across manicured lawn towards Pikes Peak. Photo identified as "Lilacs by Art Center Toward Pikes Peak." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Looking west from center of bridge. 1

Looking west on Kiowa Street towards Pikes Peak, showing Santa Fe Railway trestle and First Baptist Church. 1

Louis Unser in #19, Bowes Seal Fast Special. 1

Louis Unser in #25, spectators behind. 1

Louis Unser in #25, sponsored by Village Inn Restaurant. 1

Louis Unser in #31, Federal Engineering Special, at the finish line. 1

Louis Unser in #31, Federal Engineering Special. 1

Louis Unser sitting in his Coleman FWD Special at the corner of Pikes Peak Avenue and Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs. Handwritten note on back reads "Did I take the wrong turn?" 1

Low waterfall among large rocks with trees behind. Handpainted sign reading "Minnehaha Falls" is perched on rock alongside waterfall. "Minnie-ha-ha Falls, Pikes Peak Trail", "Hook Photo" and "374" printed on bottom of photo. 1

Maiden trip of "Streamliner" cog railway car of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company. L - R 1

Man and burro on the Pikes Peak Trail. Printed on bottom "1067A. Willing Subject on Pike's Peak Trail." 1

Man carrying skis trekking through snowy fields on Pikes Peak. Photo identified on back, with stamp "Made by H.L. Standley Photographer. Colorado Springs Colo." 1

Man in helmet sitting in race car. 1

Man leaning against dead tree among large boulders, probably part of Dismal Forest on Pikes Peak. Photo identified as "Pikes Peak - Barr Trail." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Man sitting in driver's seat of what appears to be a home-built car. 1

Man standing alongside cog railroad tracks at the top of Pikes Peak watching snow being blown by large snow plow. 1

Manitou & Pikes Peak (Cog) Railroad car on mountain. Photo identified as "Gas Cog at Windy Point - Windy Point 12129 Cog Road." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway rotary snow plow stopped on the tracks at summit of Pikes Peak with snow-covered mountains behind. 1

Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway steam locomotive with passenger car #102 is parked on a steep incline with passengers and crew posing for the Photo. Snow covers the landscape of large boulders. 1

Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon salutes the American Flag atop America's Mountain, Pikes Peak, on July 4 1950. Cpl Gagnon participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. 1

Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon says a few words to those gathered after being introduced by Camp Carson Master of Ceremonies, Gene Speakes. 1

Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, veteran of Iwo Jima and Kay Husted, National Betsy Ross Flag Daughter of America stand with the Perpetual Flag atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 1

Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, veteran of Iwo Jima, and Kay Husted, National Betsy Ross Flag Daughter of America stand with the Perpetual Flag atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 1

Mario Andretti driving his Ford Harrison Special past parked cars at George's Corner. He took first place in 12 1

Mechanics work on the #8 Lexington Special outside a tent with mountains in the background at the 1923 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Members of the AdAmAn Club light fireworks at the Pikes Peak Summit House on New Years Eve 1960. 1

Members of the AdAmAn Club on Pikes Peak summit. Identified on back 1

Members of the AdAmAn Club shoot off a 35 lb mag flare on the top of Pikes Peak. Identified on the back is Sam Colt, Jim Bates, Lloyd Faddio, Ron Magee, and Joe Movin. 1

Members of the Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion reorganizing after the mule accident, which necessitated abandoning one of the howitzers in order to resume the march to the summit. 1

Men and women with backpacks and walking sticks rest during their hike up Pikes Peak. One of 5 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on August 23, 1890 page 45. 1

Men are standing on a flatbed railcar in front of a cog railway steam engine while others shovel snow on top of large snowbanks that tower over the tracks. Note on back reads "opening cog road at Windy Point in early days." 1

Men working to bend back blades of the Manitou & Pikes Peak rotary snow blower. 1

Merrill Engineering Special. 1

Milt Mabe in a Sheaver Lodge Special driving past the timing shack--original starting line, with spectators, a parked car and a trailer. Pikes Peak is in the background. 1

Mrs. C. A. Yont and others post in front of race car Hill Special. 1

New Year's Eve fireworks display on the summit of Pikes Peak . Written on the back "1926 - warmest night to then / 18 degrees above zero" 1

New Year's eve fireworks on Pikes Peak set off by the AdAmAn Club. 1

Nick Sanborn Jr. at Brown Bush Corner driving a 1959 Chevrolet two-door sedan painted with the #99 on the side. Car has a sign for Daniels Motors, Colorado Springs. A photographer is at the side of the road. 1

Nick Sanborn at the finish line in stock car #99. 1

Nick Sanborn at the starting line in stock car #99. 1

Nick Sanborn rounding a sharp curve in stock car #99. 1

Night shot of fireworks set off by AdAmAn Club at Pikes Peak Summit House on New Year's Eve. 1

Night view of fireworks at summit of Pikes Peak, with Summit House barely visible. Negative number and date written (reversed) on bottom of print. 1

Nine men and three women pose outside the stone Summit House for the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. They are standing under a large sign "Tower Entrance Inside". The Stewart Brothers [Ben and Orrie] managed the operation of the Summit House for many years. 1

Northeast corner of the newly constructed Shepard's Citations building located at 420 N Cascade Ave. Cascade Avenue at its intersection with St. Vrain Street is in the foreground. Pikes Peak can be seen in the distance on the right. 1

Note on back reads "This photo was used world wide." 1

One man wearing a suit and another man sitting behind him wearing knickers are behind the wheel of a #5 Lexington Special at the 1924 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. This car was driven by Robert Rudd who did not finish the race. 1

One of eight images on a full-page spread. 1

One of five images on a full-page spread. 1

One skier uses a rope tow to ascend a slope as another skier looks on. 1

Open Wheel lineup of cars at Glen Cove. Drivers are sitting in their cars, with parked cars and spectators around. 1

Open-wheel race car #12 reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 'Bandimere' written on side. 1

Open-wheel race car #12, Bandimere, reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car #2, Bandimere, reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car #26, Automobile Shippers Special, reaches the finish line at the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House. 1

Open-wheel race car #26, Four Wheel Drive / Flight Research, negotiates unpaved Pikes Peak Auto Road. 1

Open-wheel race car #26, Four Wheel Drive, negotiates unpaved Pikes Peak Auto Road. 1

Open-wheel race car #36. 1

Open-wheel race car #4, Hubank's Motor Sales Special, a Packard. 1

Open-wheel race car #5, Western Special, reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car #5. 1

Open-wheel race car #6, Grover Special, reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car #69 reaches the finish line at the Pikes Peak Highway Summit House. 1

Open-wheel race car #8, Shafer Special, reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car #94 reaches the finish line at the Summit House on Pikes Peak. 1

Open-wheel race car negotiates the tight turns. 1

Open-wheel race car racing up unpaved Pikes Peak Auto Road. 1

Otto Loesche drives #7 Lexington Special in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Otto Loesche posing in his #7 Lexington Special Minute-Man Six pointing to the Firestone tire on his race car. 1

Panoramic view of Colorado Springs looking west with Pikes Peak in distance. 1

Panoramic view of Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak. See 257-8058 for a cropped version. 1

Panoramic view of the city of Manitou Springs looking west. The path for the Incline Cog Railway to the peak of Mount Manitou can be seen on the right with a snowcapped Pikes Peak in the center distance. 1

Part of the 50 man, 50 mule train carrying artillery and ammunition along the narrow, rocky Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak for the special flag raising ceremony planned for July 4, 1950. 1

Paul Kleinschmidt at George's Corner in his Cadillac Coors Special. 1

Person standing by rail fence at cliff edge on mountain, looking down on clouds below. Large pine tree is in foreground. Mountains are visible in distance. 1

Phil "Red" Shafer (1891-1971) seated in his #55 Shafer 8 Special. Pikes Peak Hill Climb records indicate Shafer drove this #55 car in the 1939 and 1940 races. 1

Phil "Red" Shafer (1891-1971), #55 crosses the finish line in the Shafer 8 Special. 1

Piano pushed up Pikes Peak. 1

Pike's Peak by Moonlight "I'm climbing up the Cog-road / But feeling mighty cheap. / I've lost my breath / and now can't answer / When I hear Pike's Peak." 1

Pikes Peak Avenue and the Antlers Hotel, photo facing west. Pikes Peak Ave travels up the center of the photo and ends at the Antlers Hotel just below center in the photo. Pikes Peak is prominently visible in the background. 1

Pikes Peak Cog Railway Locomotive No. 6 pushes a passenger car up a steep hill with trees in the background. Identified on the back of the photograph 1

Pikes Peak Cog road at Artists Glen. Small log bridge spans creek. 1

Pikes Peak Highway Summit House abandoned some time after 1925 when Spencer Penrose purchased the Cog Railway and Summit House. In 1938 this building was expanded and remodeled by the Stewart Brothers. 1

Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace car for 1954 parked beside Pikes Peak Highway Summit House. 1

Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace car. 1

Pikes Peak Hill Climb race cars lined up along the road at Glen Cove. 1

Pikes Peak Hill Climb race official wearing suits with ribbons attached pose for the camera. 1

Pikes Peak Railway summit house with two cog trains parked at it. Several touring car automobiles with their tops down are parked next to the building. Below the “Observatory” tower on top of the summit house is a sign reading “Hotel and Lunch Room”. 1

Pikes Peak Summit House crew. Ben H. Stewart of Stewart Brothers at extreme left. 1

Pikes Peak Summit House with Cog tracks in foreground. It functioned as the Cog's upper station, souvenir shop, lunch counter, tourist rooms and observation tower. Wooden platform at left of photo was built to support a large searchlight. 1

Pikes Peak Summit House with Cog train beside. A woman sits on a bench in front of the building and a man stands on top of the viewing tower. 1

Pikes Peak Summit House with heavy snow cover. It functioned as the Cog's upper station, souvenir shop, lunch counter, tourist rooms and observation tower. Wooden platform at left of photo was built to support a large searchlight. 1

Pikes Peak above cloudbank with trees in foreground. Note on back reads "Pikes Peak - from Inspiration Point - Rampart Range Road." 1

Pikes Peak across a field of yucca, Colo. Springs. Identification sheet with negative. 1

Pikes Peak and foothills over the top of Neusteters store. Photo identified on back as "from top of Municipal Parking." 1

Pikes Peak as seen from the the lower half of Monument Valley Park. Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks can be seen behind the trees. 1

Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods 1

Pikes Peak from Mesa 1

Pikes Peak from the south, clouds cast a shadow on the mountain. 1

Pikes Peak is depicted as a talking mountain, with the cog railway and summit house visible. "I offer a cool reception, but all visitors are most coloradically welcome." "The 8th Wonder of the Word - A mountain actually talks / Listen to Pike Speak". 1

Pikes Peak is seen in the distance across an open field bordered by residences. Written on the back of the photo is "Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs, Union Blvd. Howard Coop, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 - 1367. 1

Pikes Peak rising above clouds with treed hillside in foreground. 1

Pikes Peak through trees, identified as from Barr Trail, Barr Trail beyond Mt. Manitou. Identification sheet with negative. 1

Pikes Peak viewed from the southeast. 1

Pikes Peak with glowing clouds above and trees in foreground. "Pikes Peak at Sunset No. 172" printed at lower center of image; "Copyright 1895[?] by F.P. Stevens" in lower right. 1

Portrait of Reverend Howard E. Hansen holding a Holy Bible open while officiating Easter services. Pikes Peak appears the background. 1

Portrait of Reverend Howard E. Hansen officiating Easter services. He has a Holy Bible open and a KVOR microphone in front of him. Pikes Peak appears the background. 1

Postcard commemorating the centennial of Zebulon Pike's exploration of Colorado touting coal, gold, sugar beets, and silver. The images of wildlife, Pikes Peak, and Ute Indian further illustrate features of Colorado. 1

Princess Power [winner of the Pikes Peaks Hill Climb beauty pageant and the official representative of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb] with Penrose Trophy standing by Paige Special with parked car and buildings in background. 1

Printed at bottom of print "Sunrise from Summit Pike's Peak. Copyrighted 1903 by A. J. Harlan Photo Colo. Spg's." 1

Printed below photo "Timberline on West Slope of Pikes Peak". 1

Printed on back "19. Pikes Peak from road to Black Forest". 1

Printed on back "Minnehaha Falls. Pike's Peak Cog Road." and "Post Cards of Quality. - Stewart Bros. & Leas, Manitou." 1

Printed on front " The Marksheffel Motor Company, Colorado Springs, Colo. Pikes Peak in the Distance" 1

Printed on front "1026. Pikes Peak from East Rim of Williams Canon, Near Manitou, Colorado." 1

Printed on front "342. The Curve at Windy Point. M. & P. P. R. R. / Hiestand Photo." Imprinted on back "Ute Iron Springs Photo. Gallery, Manitou, Colo. / J. G. Heistand, Official Photographer, Manitou & P. P. Ry." 1

Printed on front "5067. The Pleasures of Riding a Burro to the Top of Pike's Peak." 1

Printed on front "559. Panorama of Pikes Peak and the Pikes Reak Region, Colorado / Showing Location of the Cliff House, Manitou". 1

Printed on front "8202. View of Bottomless Pit, from Pike's Peak, Colo." 1

Printed on front "9240. Moonlight, Pike's Peak, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Copyright, 1898. by P. P. Stevens" and "Sunset Behind Pike's Peak." 1

Printed on front "Daredevil Abbott of the Devil Dogs - from Denver Colo. / Driving Packard Special - July, 4, 1922". 1

Printed on front "Gateway to the Garden. 1308." Imprinted on back "Published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Always call for Mellens Views." 1

Printed on front "Pike Centennial Celebration Sept 24th to 29th 1906 Colo Springs" and "Altitude of Pikes Peak 19417 ft." 1

Printed on front "Pike's Peak Souvenir Company, Colorado Springs, Colo." and "No. 693. Pike's Peak from Palmer Park, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Pike's Peak from Pike View." 1

Printed on front "Pikes Peak from North of Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Pikes Peak from Woodland Park, Colorado 11-101". 1

Printed on front "Public Library, Colorado Springs, Colo." Side view of building with Pikes Peak visible in the background. 1

Printed on front "The "W" / P. P. Carriage Road. C.M.R.R. No 756". Imprinted on back "W. Ira Rudy, Scenic Photographer, Colorado Springs, Colo." and "Colorado Midland Railway. Pike's Peak Route" and " Views along the Colorado Midland a Specialty." 1

Printed on front "The Acacia Hotel, Colorado Springs, J. W. Atkinson, President and Manager." 1

Printed on front "Woodland Park Lake and Pikes Peak". 1

Printed on left side "Mills Novelty Co., Chicago". Handwritten message "A higher court, is that why you don't answer my letter. How is she, any better looking, since the last time you saw her / Conn[?]ry". Postmarked Floresville, Tex.; Apr 12, 1907 1

Printed on left side "Published at Colorado Springs, Colo." Printed on right side "Gillingham's Rocky Mountain Views." 1

Race car #15. 1

Race car driver Nick Sanborn in car #99 shaking hands with well-wishers. 1

Race car driver Nick Sanborn posing in car #99 receiving check from race officials. 1

Racer on Pikes Peak Highway during Hill Climb, spectators and automobiles in background. 1

Racer takes sharp turn in Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Racer with 14 on vehicle on Pikes Peak Highway during Hill Climb, two spectators in background. 1

Racer with motorcycle on Pikes Peak Highway. 1

Railroad tracks to summit of Pikes Peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1

Ralph Mulford drives #5, Paige Special. 1

Rock formations at the Gateway to the Garden of the Gods. Pikes Peak in background. 1

Rocks partially covered with snow at the top of Pikes Peak with a line of wooden telegraph poles with glass insulators attached for the wires in background. 1

Rocky cliff, identified as "Mountain side at Bottomless Pit, Pikes Peak, Colo." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Rocky slope on Pikes Peak. "South Side of South Walls of Bottomless Pit on Barr Trail" hand-written below print. Title hand-written on back of photo. 1

Rocky summit of Pikes Peak with Summit House in distance. 1

Roy Beavers driving his #19 Chevrolet Special at the W's during the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Beavers finished 7th in the open wheel division of this race. 1

Roy Beavers of Canon City races around a corner in his Chevrolet Special in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Sam Marcus driving his #32 Haynes Special at the Devil's Playground in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The driver is not wearing goggles. Marcus finished 13th in the open wheel division of the race. 1

Scene at Glen Cove and area where Topaz was found. 1

Scenic view of Pikes Peak taken from a cliff in Palmer Park with trees in foreground. Railroad cars and buildings can be seen in the mid-distance. 1

Second Antlers Hotel building, photo facing northwest and taken from the Out West Building across Cascade Avenue. 1

Service counter with long row of stools in the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

Service counters in the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

Sign over door "...Peak Auto Highway Depot / 2 1/2 miles above sea-level / ...eme summit of Pikes Peak". Two men are standing beneath the sign. 1

Six warmly dressed members of the AdAmAn Club pose on ramp in front of Pikes Peak Summit House on New Year's Eve. Another man is operating a movie camera on the right. Cog railway tracks are in foreground. Observation tower sits above stone building. 1

Six warmly dressed members of the AdAmAn Club take a break on New Year's Eve on a rocky outcrop overlooking a valley. 1

Skiers line up to use a rope tow to a ascend a snowy mountain slope at Glen Cove Ski Area. Research indicates that ski jumps were used here in the mid-1920s and the tow rope was added in 1936 powered by a Whippet automobile engine. 1

Slope with cog railroad tracks at left and rocky cliffs on both sides. Telegraph poles line the right side of the tracks. "Looking up the Pikes Peak Cog R.R." written on back of print. 1

Small groundhog sitting in snowfield on Pikes Peak with mountains in distance. Caption on back reads "Mr. Nixon, a groundhog, observes work from Groundhog Curve, 13,000 ft. high. Sangre de Cristo Mts. in background are 60 miles away." 1

Small halftone illustration showing large log building on treed mountainside. "Halfway House" printed at bottom of page, above title "Summer and Winter on Pike's Peak." Railroad tracks are in foreground. 1

Small sign among field of rocks, identified as "Summit & Marker, Pikes Peak." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Smoke pours from engine of race car in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Smokey the Bear at the newly installed Pikes Peak Summit sign. 1

Smoky Bear riding in back seat of "Hurst" stock car with three men in the front seat. 1

Snow covered mountain range in background, foreground has thinly placed pine trees. One of 8 images in a full page spread. 1

Snow piles up near the entrance of the newly completed Pikes Peak Summit House. 1

Snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance is framed by the Gateway Rocks of Garden of the Gods. A man has an artist's easel set up under an umbrella. His paint box and rifle are nearby. 1

Snow-dusted Pikes Peak with trees in foreground. Photo identified on back as "Pikes Peak from near Carrol Lakes just off Rampart Range Road." 1

Snow-packed parking lot of the Glen Cove Inn filled with automobiles and a small bus with the two-story log inn is seen in the background. Trees and snowy mountains are in the distance. A sign stating “Glen Cove Inn” is in the right foreground. 1

Snowy auto bridge with street lamps alongside and mountain in background. Photo identified as "Pikes Peak from Uintah Bridge, Colo. Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Snowy mountain peaks. Note on back reads "Northern flanks, Pikes Peak, winter. With 800 mm lens from 20 W. Columbia, Colo. Spgs." 1

Snowy rocks of Garden of the Gods with Pikes Peak in background. Photo identified as "Pikes Peak from Mesa Road, Colo. Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Snowy, treed hillside with Pikes Peak in background and ranch buildings in foreground. Photo identified on back. 1

Some spectators have already gathered and watch as the first of the 50 mule team carring 75 mm howitzer parts for the flag dedication ceremony arrive at the summit of Pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1

Some spectators have already gathered and watch as the first of the 50 mule team carring howitzer parts for the flag dedication ceremony arrive at the summit of Pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1

Spectators (many bundled up attempting to stay warm) at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb cover most of the mountainside waiting for the cars to pass. 1

Spectators on the summit of Pikes Peak after the Flag raising ceremony on July 4, 1950. 1

Spectators reading posters at top of Pikes Peak. 1

Starting area of Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 1

Steam engine of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway pushes passenger car up incline. 1

Steam locomotive #3 and passenger car #103 of the Manitou & Pikes Peak cog railroad at the summit of Pikes Peak with several people standing alongside. 1

Steep slopes with rocks and trees on the road of the cog railroad up Pikes Peak. "In the Cañon Pikes Peak R.R. Aug. 1901" written on back of print. 1

Stock Car #8 being attened to at a Mobiloil Service Station. 1

Stone building with observation platform. Snow lightly covering the ground. Train in the distance. 1

Street scene with cars under trees at right and small building with street light in front at left. Pikes Peak is visible in background. Photo identified as "View of Pikes Peak from Colo. Springs, Colorado Springs, CO." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Summit House Observation Tower 1

Summit House with both rock building and concrete building. Cog train is visible. 2002 USGS Survey marks altitude at 14,115 feet. 1

Summit of Pikes Peak with a field of granite rocks in the foreground and in the background the summit house and observation platform, cog train, and parked touring cars with their tops down, some loaded with passengers. 1

Taken at the foot of the waterfall, showing wooden path in front and up the side of the mountain to the right. Wooden sign on trail says "Helen Hunt Falls". 1

The Army mule train, loaded with 75mm howitzer artillery parts and blank rounds of amunition, wind their way through Manitou for their trek up Barr trail to the summit of Pikes Peak, July 3, 1950. 1

The Pikes Peak Highway Summit House looking southeast after the 1953 fire. 1

The Pikes Peak Highway Summit House looking southwest after the 1953 fire. 1

The Pikes Peak Summit House with observation platform is seen from a distance. Snow is visible on the ground. 1

The retired F-94-C Starfire jet, completely reassembled on the summit of Pikes Peak is ready for a last check before the dedication ceremony, September 3, 1958 commemorating jet engine testing on that site since 1918. 1

The retired F-94-C Starfire jet, completely reassembled on the summit of Pikes Peak, gets a last check by a technician before the dedication ceremony, September 3, 1958 jet engine testing on that site since 1918. 1

The roof of the Summit House and viewing tower viewed from the parking lot with several 1930s vehicles. 1

Three 1950 Ford sedans with “Pace Car – Annual Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb” and “Courtesy Doenges-Long Motor Co.” are parked in front of the Glen Cove Inn with a rocky cliff behind. 1

Three men hiking up a rocky mountain. 1

Three men hiking up a rocky mountain. One of five images on a full-page spread. 1

Three soldiers sitting on steps of cabin at Glen Cove. Sign on building reads "Sheep-lined Coats for Rent". 1

Touring car ascending the Pikes Peak Highway and rounding the curve at top of the Oil Creek Tunnel couloir. 1

Touring cars with their tops down are parked near the log buildings at Glen Cove along the Pikes Peak Highway with snowy mountains in the background. 1

Tourist brochure featuring a view of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods. 1

Tracks of the cog railroad up Pikes Peak at edge of cliff with view of mountains in the distance. Piles of cut lumber with large rocks piles on top are stacked alongside the tracks. 1

Trail through manicured grounds with Pikes Peak in background. Best Picture of the year, 1945-1946. Featured on front piece of 1946-1947 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Train going up the cog to the peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1

Trees on mountain top among large boulders. Photo identified as "Timberline 12009 ft Pikes Peak - Barr Trail." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Tremendous Spring-time task of uncovering the cog-wheel road up the giant of the Rockies in season for the Summer traffic. Six images on a full-page spread. 1

Twenty minute time exposure taken at midnight by Howard Pryne from Mt. Manitou. 1

Two Baldwin 0-4-2T steam locomotives each attached to one rail car (marked Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.) are parked on either side of the Summit House. Signs read 1

Two buggies are parked at and just beyond the toll house for the Pikes Peak Carriage Road with several men accompanying the vehicles. The gate is in the up position next to the house in a hilly and rocky landscape. 1

Two conductors, a fireman and engineer pose with Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway steam locomotive #3. Hand-written on bottom of print is "On Pike's Peak. Altitude 14147 feet / Sep-11-1907". 1

Two men in coveralls lean agains a car. 1

Two men on horseback and a paint horse without a rider (probably the dismounted photographer) near Minnehaha Falls on Pikes Peak Trail. 1

Two men shake hands in front of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace car. Sign reads "Pikes Peak Elevation 14109, Pike National Forest." The man on the right is Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon who participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. 1

Two men sit in car #30. 1

Two men sit in race car. 1

Two passenger cars and a steam locomotive of the Manitou & Pikes Peak cog railway are parked at the summit of Pikes Peak with passengers standing on rear platform and walking alongside. Large boulders with snow are in foreground. 1

Two skiers descend a fresh ski run with one skier using a rope tow to ascend the hill in the background. Identified as Don Lawrie on left and Bob Potter on right. 1

Two trucks carrying portions of the F94-C Starfire jet arrive at the site of the installation on the summit of Pikes Peak. 1

Two women and a small child pose next to the newly installed Pikes Peak Summit sign while a man takes their picture. 1

Two women standing on the shore overlooking Carroll Lakes. Pines trees surround the lake with Pikes Peak rising in the distance. 1