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Three elevations of track on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway, Colorado, circa 1920

Subjects
Mountains & HillsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked June 28, 1911 (Golden Age)
Front of Three elevations of track on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway, Colorado, circa 1920, 1911 lithograph postcard
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Back of Three elevations of track on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway, Colorado, circa 1920, 1911 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tinted view of a mountain valley in Colorado where the same narrow-gauge line appears at three different levels, with a steam train and its string of cars climbing the upper grade while other track loops below along the creek. The printed caption names the line as the F. & C. C. Ry. — the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad, a Colorado short line completed in 1894 to serve the Cripple Creek gold district. Its twisting grade through Phantom Canyon, where the track doubled back on itself at several elevations, was one of the most photographed railroad scenes in the state.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

June 1911 Nannie you write to me Hello Min how are you this leaves us all well and hope this will find you all the same. tell Jessie to answer my card I sent him Goldie is all right Now has it ever Rained up there yet it hasnt here. answer soon from Maud to Nannie

1920 Three Elevations of Track on F. & C. C. Ry., Colorado. --- POST CARD This Space Can Be Used for a Written Message.
PostmarkedCarrollton, June 28, 1911, 19:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Minnie Deason

R.R. # 5, OK

Postcard record

Postmarked, Carrollton
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Minnie Deason, R.R. # 5, OK
Place depictedColorado, CO, CO
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white border; rounded, worn corners; surface stains and scuffs, notably a pale ring at upper right; tinted halftone printing. Postmark: CARRO[illegible] JUN 28 7 PM 1911 — divided-back private post card, pencil message, card toned/soiled with edge and corner wear; front is a white-bordered color litho view.

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Three elevations of track on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway, Colorado, circa 1920, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/three-elevations-of-track-on-the-florence-cripple-creek-rail. Accessed October 25, 2026.