The card, captioned "The Royal Gorge" and "Grand Cañon of the Arkansas River, Colorado," shows the Arkansas River running between sheer canyon walls, with a steam train on a ledge track along the left bank. The Royal Gorge, near Cañon City, Colorado, was a famous scenic passage of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the focus of the 1870s "Royal Gorge War" between rival railroads. The view captures the dramatic engineering that carried the railroad through the narrow gorge.
White border; halftone dot pattern; printed number 55763 at lower right; small handwritten "22/4" at lower right edge.
No postmark. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY." and printed stamp box; C. T. American Art Colored halftone on cream stock, white border (front). Unused, no writing; light edge wear and faint soiling.
Cite this card
Royal Gorge and Arkansas River with train, Colorado, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/royal-gorge-and-arkansas-river-with-train-colorado-circa-191. Accessed October 24, 2026.
