Marshall Pass and Mount Ouray, Colorado, 1935
- Subjects
- Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1935 (Linen)
About this postcard
A high, open saddle at Marshall Pass, Colorado, seen across a broad basin of scattered conifers and pale, eroded slopes toward the snow-streaked summit of Mount Ouray. The pass stands at 10,856 feet and Mount Ouray at 13,956 feet. Marshall Pass, in the Sawatch Range southwest of Salida, carried the Denver and Rio Grande's narrow-gauge line over the Continental Divide from 1881 until the route was abandoned in 1955; the graded shelf in the view follows that corridor. The pass sits on the Continental Divide, the watershed between the Atlantic and Pacific.
Postcard Details
Oak Lawn, IL
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , CO |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Paper Products Co. |
| Series | 451 92532 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Ann Sherman, Oak Lawn, IL |
| Publisher | The Paper Products Co., Pueblo, CO |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture; dark ink or album-residue marks across the sky area; slight corner wear. Postmark: JUL 28 1935 5:30 PM COLO. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; light corner/edge wear and a faint crease at lower right. |
Cite this card
Marshall Pass and Mount Ouray, Colorado, 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marshall-pass-and-mount-ouray-colorado-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.