1963 Hoosier Pass Continental Divide Sign Slide CHP-H-37
Brief Description
This slide shows an image of the Hoosier Pass historical marker as well as the Continental Divide sign that was installed here by the US Forest Service.
Info
- Date: 1963
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Kodachrome Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CHP-H-37
- Acquisition Date: March 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping, significant color enhancement, sharpening and other digital enhancements to try to improve the quality.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
This slide has an ink-stamped development date of June 1963. The snowpack shown here indicates the image was likely captured before June.
Comments & Discussion
The historical marker on the left can be seen sitting on top of its original concrete base, which appears to be mounted onto another base that is meant to match the one next to it.
The brown Continental Divide sign on the right is identical to ones installed on Loveland Pass and Berthoud Pass around 1956-’57. It is assumed that the sign shown here was added around the same time.
Upon arrival into the archive, the slide already has handwritten pen labeling of ’15’, ‘H-37’, ‘x’, and ‘Hoosier Pass Between Fairplay & Breckenridge’.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: Image quality and coloring are extremely low in the actual slide image that is held in the archives. The slide mount’s condition is OK. There are no signs of aging visible to the naked eye aside from the fading of the date label and the “Made in U.S.A” lettering. The fading of the date label is severe, but can still be made out to be “Jun63D”.
About the Coloradotopia Archives. The Coloradotopia archives hold a large collection of historical images that document Colorado’s auto history in the mountains. You can read more about the Coloradotopia archive project here.
