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

About this postcard

The view frames Pikes Peak through the red sandstone gateway formations of the Garden of the Gods, with green scrub and a pale dirt path in the foreground. The park, just west of Colorado Springs, was donated to the city in 1909 by the family of Charles Elliott Perkins on the condition that it stay free to the public. Pikes Peak, listed at 14,110 feet, was already a symbol of Colorado Springs as a resort and health destination. The message describes a day of driving across the wide open ranges of Colorado and Kansas and a ride up the peak by cog railway, a tourist route since the 1890s. At the summit, the thin air made breathing hard.

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 miles & miles. Went to me. Jim, School in Colo. mama, kids, & I we're trying to reach Kansas City tonight which is about 550 mi. from home. So don't guess it'll be much longer. -- mon. night at 9:00. Really enjoyed our ride up Pikes Peak air was so thin up there - it was hard to breathe.

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, CO, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pikes-peak-and-garden-of-the-gods-colorado-springs-co-1938. Accessed November 3, 2026.