PPLD Digital Collections

A man and woman are in a Ford Model T touring sedan with the top down is stopped on an unpaved road past a scrubby hillside. 1

A man poses next to a carriage pulled by two horses as it pauses on an unpaved road past a hairpin turn on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road. Photo identified on back. 1

A narrow road bordered by utility poles and a river run along the bottom of a rocky Glenwood Canyon. 1

A small wooden bridge on a dirt road through the mountains. 1

A touring sedan bearing a 1925 Colorado license plate is driving down wide dirt road in a heavily forested area, possibly Shoup Road in Black Forest. 1

A touring sedan is stopped on wooden bridge spreading trees on an unpaved road. The passengers are looking back towards the camera. Open field is in distance. Note on back reads "C to D. tour". 1

Along the Ute trail. 1

An elevated view of a 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Bus approaching the vehicle turntable in the foreground on the Crystal Park Auto Tour Road. Manitou Springs can be seen below in the distance. 1

Automobile driving on dirt road, possibly Rampart Range Road, with Pikes Peak in background. Trees and snow line both sides of road. 1

Automobile moving along a dirt road in a forest with fence line visible on the left side of the road. 1

Car drives on dirt road with dropoffs on both sides and mountains in distance, probably Skyline Drive near Canon City. 1

Car driving down an unpaved Cascade Avenue with irrigation ditches on the right. The street is lined with mature trees and large houses. 1

Car driving down dirt road between rocky cliffs. Telephone/telegraph poles line the road. Pencilled note on back reads "#1328." Stamp on back reads "Photo by The Photo Craft Shop. 111 North Tejon St. Colorado Springs Colo." 1

Car driving down dirt road past snowy fields with mountain in background. Road leads over small bridge by railroad tracks. "Feb. 24, 1915" printed in reverse on lower right side of print. 1

Car driving on dirt road in canyon with river on left and mountains ahead. Photo identified on back as "Canyon at between GW & Rifle," later identified as South Canyon outside Glenwood Springs, where I-70 is now. 1

Car in distance approaches small bridge on dirt road with trees lining sides. Large building is visible through trees at left. 1

Car parked on an unpaved road with hill on left and sheer drop on right. Chain fence with cement posts line right side of road. Man is standing by car in looking off into distance. 1

Carriage Road to Manitou Grand Cavern 1

Cattle and fencing along a dirt road leading to a ranch house with a windmill. 1

Circa 1910 automobile with two riders on a dirt road on a hillside. Numerous wooden fences wind in different directions throughout the area. 1

Cripple Creek in early days. 1

Deeply rutted dirt road among snowy treed fields with snow-covered mountains behind. Caption on back reads "Possibly a road in the Cripple Creek Mining District around 1900." 1

Dirt road among rocky cliffs. Tree stumps are visible at right of road. 1

Dirt road lined by trees with wire fence alongside and mountain visible through trees ahead. 1

Dirt road winding among rocky cliffs with telephone/telegraph pole ar left. Snow dusts hillside beyond. Photo identified on back. 1

Dirt road winds among low bushes with treed hillside behind. Horse-drawn carriage is visible in background. 1

Dirt road with trees alongside and hills in background. Several buildings are visible in distance. Note on back reads "Crystola, showing old hotel and cyanide mill from college gulch." 1

Dirt road with wooden gate into parkland with large tree and rocky cliffs behind. Photo identified on back. 1

Five people in a touring sedan with the top down are stopped near a hairpin turn on the unpaved Pikes Peak Auto Highway. This may have been taken soon after the road to the summit of Pikes Peak was opened in 1916. "113" printed on right of image. 1

Full page spread with 13 images. Page title "Colorado. - Incidents of a trip to the mining town of Durango. - From Sketches by J. J. Reilly. - See page 223." Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on May 28, 1881 page 221. 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

Fully-loaded open car drives down dirt road with Pikes Peak in background. Photo identified on back as Highway 24, East of Colorado Springs. 1

Hairpin turn on dirt road through Williams Canyon. Sign for Cave of the Winds is visible on cliff in background. 1

Halftone image from "Glimpses of America," showing wagon riding on dirt road up mountain pass. Rail fence is at left of road, with waterfall down below. Image captioned "Ute Pass, Near Manitou." 1

Hand-tinted photo of dirt road winding through a canyon. Wood railing is broken in one place. 1

Horse-drawn wagon with five people inside and one man standing alongside on dirt road lined with wooden fence along sloping hillside. Yuccas are blooming on hillside. 1

Identified on the back of the photograph 1

Intersection of two wide unpaved roads lined with large houses. Trees line street at right. Paved sidewalk crosses street with culverts at corners. 1

Large two-story frame house on unpaved street with large trees in front and decorative shingles on side. Another house is close at left. Low board fence is in front of the house and a horse mounting block is adjacent to the sidewalk. 1

Large wood-frame house located on an unpaved road lined with trees and adjacent ditch boxes for irrigation. 1

Line of cars on dirt road past treed hillside with mountains in distance. Many tree stumps are on slopes. Several cars have flags. Lead car has sign reading "Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway", probably part of the Sociability Tour in 1915. 1

Long view down a dirt covered street with large buildings on each side. 1

Looking north toward the highway and golf course. Taken from Ute trail. 1

Man driving car on narrow dirt road with cliffs around and snow alongside. Duplicate print included caption "January motoring in Ute Pass, near Colorado Springs." 1

Man fishing in water by edge of road. Streetcar is visible in the background "No Fishing" sign to his right. "Windsor Hall" sign visible in background. Title on front of print. 1

Man in horse drawn covered wagon moving along a dirt road. 1

Man on horseback on narrow dirt road known as High Drive. "529." printed on lower right. 1

Man on horseback posing on dirt road next to log fence. Snow-dusted mountains are visible in background. "Week's Photo" printed on lower right of print. 1

Man standing on dirt road between giant landformations. 1

Man standing on edge of dirt road, identified as Ute Pass. Small cliff with trees is as left side; large treed cliff behind. 1

Man stands alongside dirt road through rocky cliffs. The hood of a circa 1950 automobile is visible in the lower right. Photo identified on back as "Bed of old carriage road to Grand Caverns now used to service water pump at bottom of draw." 1

Narrow dirt road on top of rocky outcropping, identified on back as Skyline Drive near Canon City. 1

Narrow dirt road through trees and bushes. Thick vegetation lines both sides of roads. 1

Narrow dirt road winding through mountains with rail fence in foreground. Man on horseback sits on curve of road. 1

Narrow dirt road with rail fence on one side and cliff on other, winding through mountain scenery. 1

Narrows to Cave of the Winds. 1

Old Willys Jeep driving on snow-covered dirt road with mountains in background. 1

Open car drives on dirt path with visible tire tracks past rocky cliff with river on right. 1

Open car with four women driving on unpaved road with Pikes Peak in the background. House on hill, probably Red Crags, is visible at right. 1

Open touring sedan with three men inside is stopped on a paved road with bare slope on left and river on right. The car has three American flags attached to the front and “Pathfinder” written on the hood and on a pennant. 1

Printed on front "1449 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colo." Long view down a dirt covered street with large buildings on each side. 1

Printed on front "Skyline Drive Canon City Colorado" Hand-written under photo "address 1

Race car, three touring cars and a dump truck. Taken in early summer 1916 just after the Auto Highway was first opened. 1

Rail fence is at left of road, with waterfall down below. Printed on front "1378. Ute Pass." Imprinted on back "Published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Always call for Mellens Views." 1

Rime-coated trees lining unpaved road in front of fashionable x-pattern wooden fences. Wagon tracks are visible in snow on street. 1

Road grader being pulled by a team of horses pauses along a dirt road. Two men, the teamster and the equipment operator are standing and looking toward the camera. The front of an automobile is visible to the right of the photograph." 1

Several people stand by parked 1939 Oldsmobile on dirt road with large rock formations behind. 1

Sign is attached to tree leaning over dirt road stating “Caution - Many Curves - You Might Meet a Fool." A touring sedan bearing a 1918 Colorado license plate is passing on right. Note on back reads "A good sign". “Gretchen Chester, Springfield, Mass." 1

Snow-covered dirt road between stand of pine trees, identified on back as "Road No. of Woodland Park early days." "260." written in lower right corner of print. 1

Snow-covered road on cliff past trees. "Standley Colorado Springs" impressed below image. Photographer's stamp on back reads "Standley Photographers 224 North Tejon Street Colorado Springs, Colorado All Rights Reserved Not for Publication." 1

Soldiers, possibly members of the 148th Field Artillery (a unit formed in Colorado Springs) marching down unpaved street past large stone building. Title and date printed on bottom of photo. 1

Three cars loaded with passengers on narrow unpaved road drive past scrubby hillsides with rocky cliffs behind. The second vehicle has “Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway” painted on the radiator. Telephone or telegraph poles line road at right. 1

Three tourist-laden 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Busses travel on Crystal Park Auto road. "70-C" hand-written in lower left corner. 1

Three women sit on front fender of automobile while a fourth looks on, possibly taking a photograph. Identified as Mount Herman Road. 1

Trail running through The Narrows in Williams Canyon. 1

Truck on newly-cleared dirt road with treed hillside in background. Photo identified on back as Girl Scout Round Up of 1959, clearing land for meeting site. 1

Two 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Busses with tourists drive down the winding Crystal Park Auto Tour Road in the mountains. "XXX" hand-written on oval label in lower right corner. 1

Two cars on narrow dirt road past scrubby fields. Lake and snow-covered mountains are in distance. License plate of car in back reads "14706 Colorado Dealer 1913." Stamp on back of photo reads "Merrick Studio, 15 N. Tejon, Colo. Springs." 1

Two horse-drawn carriages travel on narrow dirt road on treed hillside. Rail fence protects drop-off side of road. 1

Two individuals in a touring sedan with the top down and loaded with rolled-up bundles of canvas drives on dirt road through treed hillsides with snow-covered mountain peak in distance. 1

Two locomotives steaming through a rocky mountain pass and a circa 1910 automobile travelling on a road in the foreground. Photo identified on back as Wildflower excursion, Granite Canon trip. 1

Two men in a touring car with the top down and chains on the wheels are driving down a muddy dirt road in a mountainous area with a slope on the right and wooden fence and river on the left. The automobile bears a 1913 Colorado license plate. 1

Two men stand on a dirt road running through the Grand Canyon of the Gunnison. 1

Two people standing alongside dirt road with car parked behind. Trees line road small patches of snow are alongside road. Photo identified on back. 1

Two touring jitneys with “Royal Gorge” written on their sides and filled with tourists drive along dirt road alongside rocky cliff with mountains in background. 1

Two women on dirt road in Cheyenne Canon. One woman is sitting on rock wall by side of the road the other stands alongside. 1

Unpaved road in front of large, elegant homes with large front yards with trees. Sidewalk is visible at far right. Water tower is visible behind house at left. 1

View down Pikes Peak Avenue to the Antlers Hotel with Pikes Peak in the background. Horse-drawn carriages are parked along the street. Streetcar tracks are visible in the unpaved street. 1

View down Pikes Peak Avenue towards the first Antlers Hotel. Snow covered Pikes Peak in background. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on June 11, 1892 page 573. 1

View down wide unpaved roads lined with rime-coated trees. Ditch boxes line the left side of the road. These ditch boxes were used to irrigate trees along Cascade Avenue. 1

View down wide unpaved street lined with trees with houses on both sides and Pikes Peak visible in distance. Title written in pencil on matte board. 1

View of Pikes Peak Ave and first Antlers Hotel. Streetcar #40 is in the center of the street; horse and carriages are on either side. 1

View of adobe house on top of the mesa with two children walking up a dirt road toward it. Cheyenne Mountain is visible in the background. 1

View of dirt road lined with trees, with snow-covered Pikes Peak in background. 1

View of road in Pike National Forest. Written on the back "Young Engelmann Spruce mostly 15-25 years old, on ground burned probably between 30 and 40 years before." 1

View of road lined with residences. Numerous telephone wires crisscross the image. Protective wooden frames enclose newly planted trees along the road. 1

View of unpaved Tejon Street lined with trees with horse-drawn wagon at right and street lamp hanging overhead. Streetcar tracks run down the middle of the street with a possible horse-drawn streetcar seen in the distance. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Wide dirt road on main street of Arriba, Colorado, with line of stores at right. Small building at right has sign "Harness Shop." Photo identified on back. 1

Winding dirt road through treed hillside with mountains in distance. Photographer's stamp on back reads "Photo. By H.L. Standley, Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Wooden deck bridge built over a ravine on an unpaved mountain road. 1