Brief Description
This image was scanned from a 27mm color slide that is held in the Coloradotopia archives. The image shows the Continental Divide Sign on Milner Pass in 1977. This slide came in a lot with 2 other slides that show images captured on the same day.
Info
- Date: July 1977
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Non-Branded Slide
- Size: 27mm
- ID: CML-J77-6
- Acquisition Date: February 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping, major color correction.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
This slide, along with the other two from this lot, is all ink-stamped with ‘July 1977’.
Comments & Discussion
This is a non-branded slide with a rare 27mm square shape. It is tinted with an extreme red hue as it sits in the archive. This has been digitally corrected for the published version on this page.
The location of the sign at this point was the same as the present-day sign on Milner Pass. This is located near the Grand Lake entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: The slide has mild and relatively even brown discoloration as a result of aging. The discoloration is stronger near the edges, and very similar to the other two slide images that were captured around the same time as this one.
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.
