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Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO, 1910

Subjects
HorsesMountains & HillsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The Cathedral Spires stand as a cluster of red sandstone fins in Garden of the Gods, near Colorado Springs. Several riders on horseback appear in the foreground, with pine-covered hills behind. The park was already a well-known scenic attraction for visitors to the Pikes Peak region when this card was mailed. The sender writes of a heavy snowstorm in the mountains a few days earlier and says they look beautiful from there.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

read from a Ballinne [illegible] a few days ago there was a heavy snow storm in the mountains and they look beautiful fr. here.

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
5285. CATHEDRAL SPIRES, GARDEN OF THE GODS, COLO. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO --- POST CARD PLACE STAMP MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. "PHOSTINT" CARD. THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedDenver, CO, September 8, 1910, 12:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Irene Rose

Meadville, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Denver, CO
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series5285
ConditionVery good
Place addressedIrene Rose, Meadville, PA
Place depictedGarden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c Thomas Jefferson, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed caption and publisher logo on front. Postmark: DENVER COLO. SEP 8 12 30 PM 1910. Divided-back "Phostint" card made only by Detroit Publishing Co.; white border on front; heavy ink smudge over the second line of the message; glue/album stain on the address side.

Cite this card

Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cathedral-spires-garden-of-the-gods-colorado-springs-co-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.