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Sky Line Drive tunnels above the Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1915

Subjects
AutomobilesMountains & HillsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Printed photo
Date
Postmarked May 7, 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Sky Line Drive tunnels above the Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1915, 1913 printed photo postcard
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Back of Sky Line Drive tunnels above the Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1915, 1913 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A view of the Sky Line Drive, a road blasted along the face of a sheer red granite cliff, with two tunnels cut through the rock and an early automobile on the roadway. Below, in the valley of the Arkansas River, the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad follow the canyon floor toward the Royal Gorge. The Royal Gorge, a 1,000-foot-deep canyon southwest of Cañon City, Colorado, was a famous scenic attraction and the route of the Denver & Rio Grande's narrow-gauge line, which clung to a ledge above the river.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

[illegible] May 7 1913 Pagaria S Prinos Dear Brother and all I will send you a card this morning it is snowing will Ed come if you come bring my rubber boots for Ed will need them Ed when you get to Pagario Junction tell them to let you so good by

Sky Line Drive, tunnels along boulevard to the Royal Gorge, on the line of the Denver and Rio Grande R. R. --- "THE SKY LINE DRIVE," NEAR CANON CITY, COLO. This beautiful drive affords one of the most unique and spectacular scenic views in the West, from its crest an impressive view of the Royal Gorge is obtained, also the Orchard Valleys that Colorado is famed for. A-32267
PostmarkedMay 7, 1913, 08:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Ed Bearon

R R #1, Fairland, Okla

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Place depictedRoyal Gorge, CO
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white border; heavy halftone dot screen typical of early color-printed view cards. Postmark: [illegible]EARNS COLO MAY 7 8 AM 1913. Divided-back private 'POST CARD' (green ornate heading) with 1¢ Washington stamp; pencil message; card toned, soiled, worn corners.

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Sky Line Drive tunnels above the Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1915, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sky-line-drive-tunnels-above-the-royal-gorge-colorado-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.