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Will Rogers Memorial, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1940

Subjects
Historic TowersMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Will Rogers Memorial, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Will Rogers Memorial, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card pictures the Will Rogers Memorial, also known as the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, a stone tower on Cheyenne Mountain above Colorado Springs, with a stone gateway, winding wall, and a parked vintage automobile in the foreground. Completed in 1937 by Spencer Penrose as a tribute to humorist Will Rogers, the memorial overlooks the city and the plains. The linen-era view likely dates from the 1940s.

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PublisherThe Denver News Co.
N140:-WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL, CHEYENNE MT., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO --- WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL On beautiful Cheyenne Mountain stands this magnificent memorial erected by Spencer Penrose to the memory of Will Rogers. Thousands of visitors travel the winding mountain highway leading to the memorial to see one of the most beautiful sights in the Pikes Peak region. Pub. by The Denver News Co., Denver, Colorado METROCRAFT EVERETT MASS. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 47320 THIS SPACE FOR WRITING METROCRAFT EVERETT MASS. THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS
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PublisherThe Denver News Co.
SeriesN140
ConditionVery good
Place depictedWill Rogers' Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, CO
Place depictedCheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, CO
Place mentionedPike's Peak, Colorado Springs, CO
Place mentionedWill Rogers Memorial
PublisherThe Denver News Co., Denver, CO
NotesLinen texture; printed card number N140. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; publisher imprint The Denver News Co.; blank address/message.

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Will Rogers Memorial, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/will-rogers-memorial-cheyenne-mountain-colorado-springs-colo. Accessed October 25, 2026.