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Call Number	Z-4095
Title	An ascent of Pike's Peak
Summary	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.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Tear sheets.; Wood engravings.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711004095; Leslie's weekly.
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F16559 DPLW
Filename	11004095.TIF

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