Colorado postcards Archives - Vintage American Postcard art sharing fun, beautiful and entertaining images of early 1900s America Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:04:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Old Train in Royal Gorge Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/mountains/old-train-in-royal-gorge-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:07:03 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=366 Shown in this vintage postcard is an old train from 1914 as seen through a fissure ( known simply as “The Crevice”) in the solid rock walls of the Royal Gorge Canyon in Colorado. The Royal Gorge Canyon is a steep gorge through the solid granite of the mountain called Fremont Peak near Cañon City, […]

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]]> Second Tunnel in Royal Gorge Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/mountains/second-tunnel-in-royal-gorge-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:02:25 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=359 This is known as the Second Tunnel in the Royal Gorge train route through the Royal Gorge Canyon. Today, the Second Tunnel in the Royal Gorge is a hiking trail and part of the Royal Gorge Park.

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]]> First Tunnel in Royal Gorge Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/mountains/first-tunnel-in-royal-gorge-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:58:17 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=356 Shown here is what is known as The First Tunnel in the Royal Gorge train route. Today, The First Tunnel in the Royal Gorge is a hiking trail and part of the Royal Gorge Park.

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]]> The Hanging Bridge Colorado Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/lakes-and-rivers/the-hanging-bridge-colorado-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:39:55 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=349 This vintage postcard shows The Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge Canyon, Colorado. As seen in this old postcard, passengers alight the Royal Gorge train to view the Arkansas River, the sheer granite cliffs towering above them and the engineering wonder of The Hanging Bridge that spans the gorge. The construction of the train route through […]

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]]> Royal Gorge Train Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/lakes-and-rivers/royal-gorge-train-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:34:49 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=343 This vintage Colorado postcard shows passengers looking out the back of the a passenger car of the Royal Gorge Train as it carreens through the exciting route of the Royal Gorge Canyon, wedged between the sheer granite cliffs on one side and the racing waters of the Arkansas River on the other. The Royal Gorge […]

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]]> Royal Gorge Vintage Colorado Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/lakes-and-rivers/royal-gorge-vintage-colorado-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:30:16 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=337 This vintage postcard shows the Royal Gorge Canyon in Colorado. The Royal Gorge (often called the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas) is a canyon on the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado. It has a width of 50 feet at the base of the gorge and a few hundred feet at the top, with a […]

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]]> Pogosa Spring Vintage Colorado Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/lakes-and-rivers/pogosa-spring-vintage-colorado-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:24:56 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=332 The original vintage postcard from 1910 shows the Great Pagosa Spring at Pagosa Springs, Colorado deep blue and green colors. The card reads, “Pagosa Spring is one of the worlds largest mineral hot springs located on the outskirts of Pagosa Springs on the bank of the San Juan River. This picturesque town is at the […]

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]]> Eagle River Canyon Colorado Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/lakes-and-rivers/eagle-river-canyon-colorado-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:13:06 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=321 The original vintage postcard, from 1906 shows The Eagle River Canyon in Colorado. The town of Gilman, Colorado and The Empire Zinc mine are shown as seen from Battle Mountain Highway. Gillman was founded in 1886 during the Colorado mining boom. The town is perched on the side of Battle Mountain and once had as […]

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]]> Autumn in the Rockies Vintage Postcard https://www.vintage-american.com/scene-type/mountains/autumn-in-the-rockies-vintage-postcard/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:08:22 +0000 https://www.vintage-american.com/?p=306 The original Postcard, from 1910 shows the autumn colors of The Rocky Mountains ( or “The Rockies” ) along a highland road through the mountains. The golden trees in front are most probably Aspen trees that abound in the mountains. Behind are Pines and Evergreens with snow-capped mountains. The Rocky Mountains have been described by […]

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