A wide, tree-lined avenue in Colorado Springs stretches toward a large building with red-roofed towers, with snow-capped Pikes Peak rising in the distance. A horse-drawn carriage travels the broad unpaved street.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Margaret,
Nov. 8, 1908.
Raton New Mexico
We left
Saturday night
for Los Angeles
where we will
spend the
winter. We
saw Pike Peak
and Spanish
Peaks this morning
and they were
capped with snow, not quite as much as in this
view we are right in the midst of the grandest
scenery through which we pass
will write you soon
we have just [illegible]
PostmarkedGrand Haven, MI, November 9, 1908, 06:30
Undivided back era; handwritten message written on the front over and beside the picture; white border; light soiling, corner wear and a small crease at upper right.
Postmark: GRAND HAVEN MICH. NOV 9 1908 6:30 AM (receiving cancel); stamp tied by a circular ARIZ. cancel, date illegible. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.'), white border, 1908 copyright, toned card with stains and foxing.
Cite this card
Pike's Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1901, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pikes-peak-avenue-colorado-springs-colorado-circa-1901. Accessed October 5, 2026.
