View of Pikes Peak Avenue

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Image Number001-624Date1893DescriptionA view looking west down tracks of the Pikes Peak Avenue trolley line with the first Antlers Hotel in the distance. A streetcar is approaching the camera and crossing a bridge trestle over Shooks Run with power poles lining the street and overhead catenary lines visible to power the vehicle. A separate bridge is present for pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicle traffic. The Santa Fe Railroad passenger station and rail cars are seen in the left mid-ground with a railway trestle on the right. Pikes Peak looms in the background.See image 001-9910 for a different print from the same negative as this photograph.PhotographerJackson, William H.LocationColorado Springs (Colo.)SubjectCities and townsViewsStreet-railroadsBridgesNotes Thanks to J Richards of Colorado Springs for background research on this image. CollectionMargaretta M. Boas Photograph CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library District

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Date Digital37099TIFF file size 17883648Scanning HardwareEpson Expression 12000XLImage Editing SoftwareAdobe Photoshop Creative CloudSilverfast 8.1Resource TypeImage

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View of Pikes Peak Avenue