Sanborn Souvenir Company Postcard Collection
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Title
Sanborn Souvenir Company Postcard Collection
Date Created
1925-1955
Description
A library-created collection of Sanborn Souvenir Company postcards, mostly the real photo postcards from the following series: the E-Series (Mount Evans Road west of Evergreen to the summit), I-Series (Idaho Springs, following US 6 and offshoot roads), and B-Series (Berthoud Pass, following US 40 starting in Empire).
Coverage
Mount Blue Sky (Colo.)
Berthoud Pass (Colo.)
Loveland Pass (Colo.)
Type
Image
Creator
Sanborn Souvenir Company
Language
English
Identifier
CCCLD-072
Format
Poscards
Contributor
Sanborn, Harold, 1891-1963
Collection Items
Georgetown, Clear Creek Canon, Looking North. I-32
A real photo postcard of Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Leavenworth Mountain and looking north. The date range is an estimate based on the Sanborn numbering system.
Silver Plume, Colo. Republican Mt. In the Background. I-28
A real photo postcard with a view of Silver Plume, Colorado. The photo was taken on the south side of town looking northwest. The date range is an estimate based on the Sanborn numbering system.
Loveland Pass Highway Above Silver Plume, Colo. I-99
A real photo postcard of Loveland Pass road in Colorado. The date range is based on the construction date of the highway (1929-1930) and the Sanborn numbering system.
Idaho Springs (Alt. 7556 Ft.) In Clear Creek Canon, Colo. I-86
A real photo postcard of Idaho Springs, Colorado. The image is taken from the hill on the southeast side of town, looking northwest. The Radium Hot Springs, Virginia Canyon, and much of the rest of town is visible. The date range for the photograph…
The Dining Room at the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colo. I-71
A real photo postcard of the dining room at the Hotel de Paris in Georgetown, Colorado, with the tables set with decor and silverware. The date range is an estimate based on the Sanborn numbering system.
Crater Mt. from the Summit of Berthoud Pass, Colo. B-42
A real photo postcard of Crater Mountain with snow, taken from Berthoud Pass road in Colorado. The postcard is unused but it is stamped by the Berthoud Pass Inn on the back. The photograph was taken between 1923 (when the Berthoud Pass road was…
Switchbacks on Western Slope of Berthoud Pass. B-16
A real photo postcard of Berthoud Pass road in Colorado. It was taken on the western slope the pass, looking west onto the second long switchback out of Winter Park. The photograph was taken between 1923 (when the road was completed) and 1929 (based…
Above Timberline on New Mt. Evans Highway. [E-X2]
![Above Timberline on New Mt. Evans Highway. [E-X2]](https://cccld.cvlcollections.org/files/square_thumbnails/55537965bba340f91689d5debf672c9d.jpg)
A real photo postcard on the Mount Blue Sky road in Colorado above treeline. A row of three cars can be seen coming up the road. The photograph was taken between 1925 (when the road was completed to Summit Lake) and 1927 (when this postcard was sent…
Scene at Echo Lake, Alt. 10606. E-8
A real photo postcard of a woman standing along the road on the shore of Echo Lake, near Mount Blue Sky, Colorado. The photograph was taken between 1925 and 1927 (the year it was sent through the mail).
Summit of Berthoud Pass From the South, Colo. Alt. 11306 Ft. [B-X2]
![Summit of Berthoud Pass From the South, Colo. Alt. 11306 Ft. [B-X2]](https://cccld.cvlcollections.org/files/square_thumbnails/0bb007ed18889d1dc1253ddebe55569c.jpg)
A real photo postcard of the Berthoud Pass Road at the summit. Two cars are parked in the distance. This postcard was made before the Sanborn letter/number system began, so it was likely one of the earliest published, between 1923 (when the Berthoud…