General Postcard Collection
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Title
General Postcard Collection
Description
A collection of postcards from all around Clear Creek County (and a few surrounding areas outside the county) dating from the early twentieth century to the present. Only postcards that are out of copyright, originals, or without a listed publisher are currently digitized. Inquire at the archives to access other postcards. This collection is actively growing through new acquisitions.
Coverage
Clear Creek County (Colo.)
Collection Items
North Empire Placer Works, Colorado
A real photo postcard of a man standing in front of old placer works in North Empire, Colorado. The postcard includes a written note on the front describing the scene.
Shelter House near Loveland Pass, Colo. Alt. 10,750
A real photo postcard of the ski lodge at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado. The image includes skis sticking out of the snow in front of the building. The date range is based on the buildings found at the Loveland Ski Area.
Chairlift on Continental Divide near Empire, Colo.
A real photo postcard with a photograph of the double chair lift at Berthoud Pass Ski Area, Colorado, showing the bottom of the lift and the hillside people skied down. There is no publisher or photographer listed. The date range is based on the…
Zig Zag Climb to Mt. McClellan, Colo., 6% Grade, Argentine Central Ry.
A postcard with a color photomechanical print of an Argentine Central Railroad train climbing the switchbacks above Waldorf, Colorado to the top of Mount McClellan. There is no publisher or photographer listed, but it is numbered 7041.
Golden and Clear Creek Valley, Colo.
A postcard with a color photomechanical print of Golden, Colorado, taken from Lookout Mountain. The postcard is stamped on the back by the Argentine Central Railroad Company, Local Agent's Office in Waldorf, Colorado. The note on the back reads "Dear…
"Old Roadmaster," Clear Creek Canon, Colorado. On Colorado and Southern Ry.
!["Old Roadmaster," Clear Creek Canon, Colorado. On Colorado and Southern Ry.](https://cccld.cvlcollections.org/files/square_thumbnails/7fdee5bc03d05c52f614f873bcc2e756.jpg ""Old Roadmaster," Clear Creek Canon, Colorado. On Colorado and Southern Ry.")
A postcard with a color photomechanical print of the "old roadmaster" rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. The view is from the train tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. A note on the back reads "This is from…
Big Snow December 4th and 5th, Idaho Springs, Col.
A postcard with a color photomechanical print of a group of men and horses going south down 14th Avenue in Idaho Springs, Colorado, after the major snowstorm of early December, 1913. The main entrance of the Idaho Springs Public Library is in the…
Above the Forks, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
A postcard with a color photomechanical print of a Colorado and Southern Railroad train in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, west of the forks (the junction where the train went to either Idaho Springs or Black Hawk). It is published by the Detroit…
St. Mary's Glacier
A real photo postcard with an image of St. Mary's Glacier in Colorado. People can be seen far in the distance walking up to the Glacier and walking on the snow. The postcard is numbered 25, but no publisher or photographer is listed. The date range…
Empire Col. Looking South
A real photo postcard of Empire, Colorado, taken north of town looking south. There is no photographer listed, but it is numbered KC9.