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- "Pikes Peak by Auto" Souvenir Brochure, circa 1925 - Historically, Pikes Peak -- near Colorado Springs in the Colorado Rocky Mountains -- has drawn many tourists. In the late nineteenth century, the Cascade and Pikes Peak Toll Road Company opened a rough passage up the mountain for paying customers in mule-drawn carriages. By the 1920s, travelers could climb Pikes Peak in their own automobiles -- then take home this souvenir.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
"Pikes Peak by Auto" Souvenir Brochure, circa 1925
Historically, Pikes Peak -- near Colorado Springs in the Colorado Rocky Mountains -- has drawn many tourists. In the late nineteenth century, the Cascade and Pikes Peak Toll Road Company opened a rough passage up the mountain for paying customers in mule-drawn carriages. By the 1920s, travelers could climb Pikes Peak in their own automobiles -- then take home this souvenir.