PPLD Digital Collections

A convoy of mule-drawn covered freight wagons travels up a rocky Ute Pass with Rainbow Falls visible in the lower left. A wooden railing lines the road with long timbers that extend down into the adjacent canyon. 1

A dark touring sedan and adjacent white jitney, both with their tops down and loaded with passengers, are parked side by side on dirt road alongside large boulder on treed hillside. Several men stand outside sedan. 1

A dirt road through a rocky, forested canyon. Hikers can be seen on the sides of the roadway. 1

A dirt road winds through a rugged canyon. 1

A horse stands on a narrow roadway on a steep hill above a river running in a rocky bed below. Hand-written on back "Independence Pass / State highway / The upper Roaring Fork. Great power and mighty-fine fishing for trout." 1

A line of Sociability Tour automobiles is stopped on a shell road. A group of men and two women are standing around the cars on the side of the road. A women is exiting the driver's side of the first vehicle in line. Probably photographed by G. B. Merrick. 1

A man sits in a circa 1914 two-seat runabout automobile with the top down on a dirt road in the mountains. 1

A man stands next to a circa 1914 two-seat runabout automobile that is parked on a dirt road in the mountains. 1

A man waves from cliff at right above winding dirt Crystal Park Auto Tour Road through the mountains. Automobile is driving on road in the center. "104-G" printed in lower right of photo. 1

A mountainside road with a 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Bus visible in the background. Handwritten in the lower right-hand corner of the photo 1

A mule-drawn carriage filled with people on an unpaved road in between snowbanks twice as high as the carriage. “In the Deep Cut – Pikes Peak Carriage Road” printed on bottom of photo. 1

A narrow dirt road north of Colorado Springs with rock formations. 1

A narrow dirt road north of Colorado Springs. 1

A view of mid-1920s touring car on a trestle bridge along the Corley Mountain Highway [later became Gold Camp Road]. A large cliff is in the right foreground and the Broadmoor Hotel is visible in the background in the valley below. 1

Aerial view of I-25 showing divided highway and patterns in fields alongside the road. 1

Aerial view of road through fenced pastureland. Building with large parking lot is in foreground. Photo identified on back as "horse farm nr. Colo. City 60 mi. so. of Colorado Springs." 1

An automobile bearing a 1925 Colorado license plate is stopped on one-lane dirt overpass with tunnel behind and waterfall to the left. Man in straw hat is standing beside the car admiring the scenery. 1

An automobile is stopped with two people standing adjacent on a wooden trestle bridge on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a mountain landscape. Another car is parked in the background with its occupants next to the automobile. 1

An automobile travels on a mountain road. Handwritten on lower right corner of photograph 1

An unpaved road winds its way up a rugged and forested mountain hillside. Handwritten on lower right corner of photograph 1

As one man operates a small, tracked Caterpillar-type tractor, other men are using snow shovels to clear a snowy road on mountain hillside. 1

Back of tanker truck on two-lane road through hills. 1

Back of tanker truck on wet road in the rain, passing sign reading "50. Pueblo Canon City Jct. 1/2 Mile". 1

Billboards lining two-lane road, identified on back as Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and Monument. Signs are advertising Seven Falls, Royal Gorge, Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas and the Exchange National Bank. 1

Car and man standing alongside on dirt road. Small pile of rocks is alongside road in center of picture. Signs on trees along the road read "Colorado State Line Elevation 8790 ft" and "Free Road Log at Area Garage AAA Sperry's Raton Garage". 1

Car coming around hairpin turn on rocky field on mountain top. Photo is numbered 330 in lower right of print. Print is backed with another photo of mountaintop. 1

Car drives under large timber-and-stone gateway with sign reading "To summit of Pikes Peak, the world's highest motor drive." 1

Car driving across 2-lane wooden bridge on dirt road. Cheyenne Mountain is visible in background. 1

Car driving along two-lane road with snow-covered mountains in background and snowy fields at both sides. Photo identified on back. 1

Car driving along two-lane road with snow-covered mountains in background, identified on back as the Crestones of the Sangre de Cristos. 1

Car on two-lane dirt road with fenced fields on both sides and snow-covered Pikes Peak in distance. Photo identified on back as "East of Colorado Springs probably in 1910's." 1

Carriage Road to Manitou Grand Cavern 1

Cars driving along divided highway surrounded by fenced fields with snow-dusted mountain in background. Roof of house is visible in foreground. 1

Cars entering divided highway, probably Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. Overpass and trees are visible through fog ahead and in the distance. Sign at entrance reads "308 Clintonville 1 Mi." 1

Circular road at top of Pikes Peak showing Summit House after the 1920 addition. Automobile on road in foreground. 1

Covered freight wagons being pulled by teams of oxen are lined up on the narrow road up Ute pass. Log railings line the left side of the dirt road in a rocky canyon. A teamster is holding long whip is leaning against wagon in foreground. 1

Deeply carved rock trail at Bandelier National Monument. Photo identified as "Rock trail, Tsankawi." 1

Dirt road climbing the side of a valley in the mountains. 1

Dirt road in rocky canyon. Small bridge is in center. Photo identified on back. 1

Elevated part of highway, probably I-70 westbound, from below with cars parked underneath. Signs on highway read "Washington Street"|"Colo 265 North Brighton Blvd. Exit 1 Mile" and "Steel St. Vasquez Blvd." 1

Elevated view of Pikes Peak Auto Highway. 1

Five men stand by automobile parked under massive stone gateway with small building attached. Gate has sign reading "Pikes Peak Highway." 1

Full-page halftone illustration of waterfall among rocky cliffs with dirt road alongside. Page is captioned "Ute Pass. The old trail of the Indian tribe from which the name is derived." "Harlan" is printed at lower right of page. 1

Group of men in open car driving on dirt road through mountains. Steep cliff is on right, sheer drop off on left, and mountains visible in distance. Title hand-written below print. Research indicates that this is a 1902 Winton 20-horsepower Touring Car. 1

Heavy traffic on Highway 115 at the east exit of Fort Carson. Pikes Peak is visible in the background. 1

High Road heading into North Cheyenne Canyon. 1

High oblique aerial photo of Cheyenne Mountain showing the zig-zag road constructed to the summit. The Broadmoor Hotel and Golf Course are visible in the lower left of the photo. 1

Highway and railroad tracks with smokestacks and buildings in background. Road sign reads "Pueblo Business District" with an arrow. Note on back reads "Pueblo 2/9/66". 1

Highway with Volkswagen minibus with California plates, three people in the front seat and a painted face of young man with long hair and beard and the word "Love" on the front of the bus. A cow skull is hanging from the passenger door. 1

Horse-drawn carriage on narrow mountain road with rocky slope on one side and mountains behind. "6073A. Timber Line. Pikes Peak Wagon Road." printed on bottom of photo. 1

Identified on the negative sleeve as 1

Interchange on I-25 on plains leading to small hills in background. Note on back reads "Lascar Interchange I25 between Walsenburg & Colo. City." 1

Jitney with the top down is filled with tourists on narrow dirt road through rocky cliffs. Several people stand on road behind car. Two horse-drawn wagons loaded with bales of hay are in background, headed in opposite direction from the car. 1

Lamps and signs at highway interchange, identified on back as the Widefield interchange on I-25, south of Colorado Springs. Sign in background points to Ft. Carson, Widefield and Security. 1

Lone tree surrounded by scrub alongside road with hill behind. 1

Long view of Crystal Park road showing twists and turns. "A Mile of Road on 30 Acres. Crystal Park Auto Trip" is written on print. 1

Looking down from above on the winding Pikes Peak Auto Highway, at least three dozen automobiles are traveling on the roadway. 1

Low aerial photo of I-25 overpass over Colorado Avenue in Colorado Springs. Buildings visible include Sullivan Auto Service, Pay-Less Auto Parts and Dutch Mill Restaurant & Bar. 1

Low aerial view of Vail and the multi-lane roads of Interstate 70 and access roads. Modern multi-story buildings are in foreground. 1

Mack Truck with trailer driving on highway in southwest. Sign reading "Clement" is across front grill. 1

Man on horseback and small dog stand under gateway sign reading "Pikes Peak Highway". Small building is at left; two wagons are parked on either side of the entrance. 1

Man standing on rock trail with heavily-carved tracks at Bandelier National Monument. Photo identified as "Trail worn in rock. Tsankawi 137." 1

Men busily shoveling snow on hillside in front of wagon pulled by at least three teams of horses. 1

Narrow dirt road through scrubby land with low pine trees, heading towards snow-covered mountain in distance. 1

Note on back "The old Ute Pass Highway (now known as U.S. Highway #24) as it appears in winter near Woodland Park, Colorado. Pikes Peak is visible in the upper left background." Two automobiles from the mid-1920s are seen on the road. 1

Numerous jitney sightseeing buses and automobiles are traveling on two adjacent levels of the Pikes Peak Auto Highway with switchbacks seen in the distance. Printed on front "Panorama of a Section of Pikes Peak Auto Highway / Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Paved one-lane road with fences on both sides leading through flat plains towards snow-covered mountain range in background. Sign by side of road reads "Moffat 15". Note on back reads "West slope of the Sangre de Cristos from near Saguache, Colo." 1

People stand on rocky outcropping on large rock cliff with rock slopes all around. Photo identified on back as "Auto Highway." 1

Power plant towers alongside 4-lane divided highway. Photo identified on back as Chicago, U.S. 1

Pulpit Rock, Ute Pass 1

Ridge Road 1

Road underneath highway in Denver, identified on back as I-25 but probably I-70 eastbound, with large factory on hillside alongside. Building at right has sign "Fertilizer". 1

Several automobiles are stopped at the Bottomless Pit overlook on Pikes Peak Highway. Tourists stand viewing the scenery. 1

Several men in open car driving on rocky dirt road through mountains. Title hand-written on back of print. Research indicates that this is a 1902 Winton 20-horsepower Touring Car. 1

Storm drain in flooded median along Academy Boulevard in the rain. Two cars are parked alongside with hoods raised. 1

Surrey pulled by four horses is stopped between large stacks of boulders on the unpaved Pikes Peak Carriage Road. Six people are seated in surrey; one man leans on wheels outside. "Pikes Peak or Bust" No. 773" printed on lower right of photo. 1

Taken from above, an automobile with the top down descends the Pikes Peak Highway with switchbacks along the unpaved road seen in the distance below. Printed on front "Wonder View/Pikes Peak Auto Highway/Colorado Springs, Colo." and "140." 1

Tractor-trailer with "Fruehauf Long Ranger" mudflaps hauling similar flatbed trailer on rainy highway. Photo identified on back. 1

Tree-lined street with adobe buildings and low adobe fences. Ground and trees are covered with snow, though street is only wet. 1

Truck driving on overpas over busy divided highway with railroad overpass in distance. 1

Truck with sign "Texaco" driving on highway under multi-level overpasses past concrete pillars. 1

Two cars and truck on 2-lane road with grassy edges and trees behind. 1

Two cars on unpaved road drive past snow-covered fields with treed hillside in background. Sign on road in back reads "Chevrolet" Photo identified on back as Ute Pass, one mile from Woodland Park. 1

Two children walking along dirt road in Wet Mountain Valley with mountain ranges in background. One child has a large dog alongside, the other is leading two ponies. 1

Two cowboys on horseback driving herd of cattle along Colorado Highway 83, with snow-covered Pikes Peak in background. 1

Two dump trucks stopped on icy road in snowstorm. Overpass is visible in background. 1

Two horses on roadway into a cluster of buildings. 1

Two motorcyclists passing each other on the corner of Uintah Street and Cascade Avenue. 1

Two well-dressed women and one man stand in narrowest part of dirt road between rocky cliffs. "6-4-07" printed on bottom of photo. Photo identified on back as "left to right 1

Two-lane paved road with cloud-covered mountain in background. Note on back reads "Paved road over Independence Pass was completed in August 1968. It is 38 miles from Twin Lakes to Aspen over this pass - 158 by alternate route via Glenwood Springs." 1

Two-lane road amid high rocky cliffs with river at left. 1

Two-lane road leading through scrublands to mountains in distance. 1

Two-lane road on plains with one tree next to bridge in midground. 1

Ute Pass with a car driving down, showing old building at the foot of Rainbow Falls. Photo is numbered 371 on print. 1

View of Gold Camp Road and St. Peter's Dome. 1

View of Highway 550 running along the side of a mountain. 1

View of a dirt road with a mountain in the background 1

View of a mountain road with an 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Bus visible. Handwritten in lower center of photograph 1

View of a switchback on the Pikes Peak Auto Highway with cars driving alongside sheer drops. Title printed on bottom of photo. 1

View of dirt road with log fence at right and mountains in background. "... Pass & Manitou" printed on bottom of print. Buildings are visible in distance at foot of mountain. Bottom left corner of print is missing. 1

View of mountain formation. Handwritten on lower left-hand corner of photograph 1

View of the Front Range with peaks, roads, and tourist sites labeled. 1

Woman stands on stone porch in front of the large log structure at Glen Cove. Touring car is parked in front of building. 1

Wood engraving of stagecoach driving along sheer cliff in mountains."Ouray and Silverton Toll Road" printed below image. One of three images on page 468 of "Ouray, the Gem of the Rockies" supplement of Harper's Weekly, June 8, 1889. 1

Young hitchhiker, stretched out on ground by side of road, leaning on his backpack, with scrubland and cactus behind. 1