Views of men and women hikers on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear suits and derby hats, and the women wear full skirts or dresses, wide-brimmed hats, and pose with walking sticks. Shows snow beside the road, a view from what is identified as Mt. Esther, a log half-way house, and the stone U.S. Signal Station building on the Pikes Peak summit.
Date
1890 August 23
Notes
Formerly F16559; Tear sheet consists of page 45, removed from Leslie's weekly.; Title and "photos by Benjamin Sprague. [see page 48]" printed on tear sheet.; R7110040956
Physical Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 40 x 26 cm. (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Subject
El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
