Brief Description
The Continental Divide sign on top of Wolf Creek Pass is pictured here in 1983. The historical marker that was next to it was removed by this point in time.
Info
- Date: 1983
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Unbranded Cardboard-Mounted Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CWO-169
- Acquisition Date: 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with basic cropping, digital color correction.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
The slide’s cardboard mount has a barely legible “83” punched into it. If there was ever a month included in the stamping, there is no sign of it remaining.
Comments & Discussion
Signs like this one were added around Colorado during the early to mid-1960s. These replaced the white Continental Divide signs that were added here by the highway department in previous decades. These signs did not all use the same layout for the lettering, but their general shape, color, and pattern around the edges were the same.
Notable elements here include a freshly dug, man-made trench in the background. This can be used for dating other photographs of this sign.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: There is no damage or signs of aging on the slide’s mount. It looks like the 4 white marks that are seen in the image may be specs of matter on slide, not damage that is on the sign.
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.
