1964 Hoosier Pass Continental Divide Sign Slide #CHP-648
Brief Description
This slide’s image shows two Continental Divide signs at the top of Hoosier Pass in 1964. The brown sign on the left was put there by the US Forest Service. The white signs were added by the state’s highway department.
Info
- Date: July 1964
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Unbranded Cardboard-Mounted Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CHP-648
- Acquisition Date: Feb. 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
This slide has an indented punch stamp of “Jul 64”. This is presumed to be the development date, but the snowpack in the background suggests that the image was likely captured around this same time.
Comments & Discussion
Hoosier Ridge can be seen in the background on the eastern side of the highway. Take note of the wooden parking bumpers in this slide’s image. These can be used to date other photographs from the era that were captured in this location.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: There is an even layer of browning over the front cardboard surface of the slide mount. The fading on the back is less even, including some darker aging. One corner has had some red color bleed into it somehow.
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