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Rocky Point, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1910

Subjects
Mountains & HillsRailroads & TrainsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Rocky Point, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Rocky Point, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A steam locomotive with a plume of smoke leads its train along a ledge cut into the rock beside the rushing water of Clear Creek, deep in a steep-walled canyon of reddish granite and pine. The card names the spot as Rocky Point in Clear Creek Canon, Colorado. Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver was the route of the Colorado Central Railroad, whose narrow-gauge line clung to the canyon wall and made such views a staple of Colorado souvenir cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Louise, We left Denver today was sure glad to get away. The dams are still there. We are about six miles from you. Hope you are well With Love Merle

7158. Rocky Point, Clear Creek Canon, Colo. --- ROCKY POINT, CLEAR CREEK CANON, COLO. Clear Creek Canon is one of the most picturesque spots in America. It is not exaggeration to say that for wild, rugged scenery, Nature in her most majestic mood failed to provide its equal. THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE POST CARD ADDRESS
Stamp
Addressed to
Louise Hazlewood

Blackhawk, Colo.

Postcard record

Series7158
ConditionGood
Place depictedClear Creek Canyon, CO
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white margin around the image; light edge and corner wear; halftone-printed color. Postmark: COLORADO JUL 12 2:30 PM COLO (city partly under stamp). Divided-back "POST CARD" with printed canon description; 1¢ green Washington stamp; pencil message; light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Rocky Point, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rocky-point-clear-creek-canyon-colorado-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.