1963 Wolf Creek Pass Continental Divide Marker Anscochrome Slide #CWO-303
Brief Description
This plaque was added on top of Wolf Creek Pass in 1929, and it is pictured here again in 1963. Part of the US Forest Service’s brown Continental Divide sign can be seen in the right of the frame here.
Info
- Date: June 6, 1963
- Photographer: Parker?
- Medium: Anscochrome Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CWO-303
- Acquisition Date: March 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping, enhancements unknown.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
This slide has a typed note with a date of 6/6/63 fixed to the slide’s mount.
A punch-stamped date of June 1963 can still be identified below the sticker. It is assumed that June 6th is the date that the image was captured, and the slide was developed within the month.
Comments & Discussion
This historical marker disappeared from this location on the Continental Divide for a few years. There are images in this archive from the 1950s that show this boulder missing.
The plaque also disappeared from the boulder at some point around the early 60s while the boulder remained in place. This postcard, postmarked in 1964, shows the boulder still attached to the brown sign’s base, but the plaque is removed.
The surface of the plaque looks great in this photo. I may have been removed and refurbished or replaced by this point.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: Remnants of a sticker can be seen across the stamped numbering. The cardboard mount has an off-white tint that is evenly distributed.
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.
