Brief Description
This photo comes from a pair of photos that were captured together in 1965. The Continental Divide sign that is shown here sat on top of this pass during much of the 1950s and 60s, although it is one of many signs that have been erected here over the decades by the state’s highway department and the US Forest Service.
Info
- Date: June 1965
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Photograph
- Size: 3 3/8" x 3 1/2"
- ID: CL-J65A
- Acquisition Date: March 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping. Colors have been digitally enhanced on the cropped version of this photo which is featured at the top of this page. The full scan version that is seen lower on this page has not been enhanced at all.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
The back of this image is ink-stamped “June 65R”. While June is presumed to be the development date for the photo, the snowpack in the background looks very much like a June snowpack on top of Loveland Pass as well. It is possible this could have been a May photo, but it likely a June photograph that was developed by someone as soon as they got home from their trip.
Backside
The full scan of this photo can be seen below. No color enhancements have been applied, and all of the border has been left in for this version of the image.
Full Scan
Comments & Discussion
This photo was likely taken just a few months before this sign would be removed and replaced. The stone base that you see here is mostly still in place today, but there hasn’t been a sign on that side since 2007.
This photograph is shown below next to CL-J65B.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: There is no spidering or cracking of the photo’s surface area. The corners have been banged up, especially the lower left corner. The photo has a concave shape upon entry into the archive.
About the Coloradotopia Archives. The Coloradotopia archives hold a large collection of historical images and items that document Colorado’s automobile history in the mountains. You can read more about the Coloradotopia archive project here.
