1971 Hoosier Pass Continental Divide Sign Kodachrome Slide #CHP-7143
Brief Description
A boy and girl are shown here standing by the Continental Divide sign on Hoosier Pass in 1971. This sign points out that while the Continental Divide determines which ocean rainwater will naturally flow toward, the Hoosier Tunnel, which runs below this pass, irrigates water from the western side of the divide down to Colorado Springs.
Info
- Date: July 1971
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Kodachrome Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CHP-7143
- Acquisition Date: February 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned slide, enhancements unknown.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
The slide has been punch-stamped with a date of July 1971.
Comments & Discussion
The white Continental Divide signs that were added in this location by the Colorado Department of Highways were gone by the time that this image was captured. A modern green sign with a white border can be seen on the far-right edge of this image instead.
The oldest Hoosier Pass marker here is the stone historical marker on the left. That one is shown still sitting on its original base, with a newer level added below that to make it blend with the newer right side. The plain concrete base that is original to the marker would begin to break down in the coming decades. The first cracks can already be seen in this image.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: There are no visible signs of aging on the slide’s cardboard mount. The punch-stamped date has faded, but can still be easily read.
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