Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, 1938

Subjects: Mountains & Hills Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks through the red sandstone fins of the Garden of the Gods toward Pikes Peak, the broad mountain rising beyond the park's gateway formations. Green scrub and a pale dirt path fill the foreground under a pale blue sky. The Garden of the Gods, just west of Colorado Springs, was donated to the city in 1909 by the family of Charles Elliott Perkins on the condition that it remain free to the public. Pikes Peak, listed at 14,110 feet, was a familiar symbol of Colorado Springs as a resort and health destination. The sender's note records a ride up the peak by cog railway, a tourist route to the summit since the 1890s, and the thin air there.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Sun. 5:45 Hello - went up by cog railway! We've been driving through Colo. & Kansas today. The wide open ranges which cover mile & miles, seem to me, Sun, S [illegible] in Colb. Mama, rides, & J. We're trying to reach Kansas City tonight which is about 500 mi. from home. So don't guess we'll be much longer.- Mon. Night or Tues. Really enjoyed our ride up Pikes Peak it was rare to breathe there - thin up there

PostmarkedMANHATTAN, KS, August 3, 1938, 11:30

Addressed to

Walter, Eleanor & Jimmy Porter

Bardstown Rd. Buechel R.2 Buechel, KY

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 3, 1938, 11:30, MANHATTAN, KS
Publisher	Sanborn Souvenir Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Walter, Eleanor & Jimmy Porter, Bardstown Rd., Buechel R.2, Buechel, KY
Place depicted	Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Place mentioned	Pikes Peak, CO
Place mentioned	Garden of the Gods, CO
Publisher	Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
Stamp	2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border at edges; slight wear at corners. Printed caption on the front: "2114—PIKES PEAK, ELEV. 14,110 FT. AND GATEWAY OF THE GARDEN OF THE GODS"; handwritten message on the divided back. Postmark: MANHATTAN KANS. AUG 3 11:30 AM 1938. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; 2¢ John Adams stamp; light edge wear.

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Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pikes-peak-and-garden-of-the-gods-colorado-springs-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.