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The Summit of Pike's Peak

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Call NumberZ-11597CreatorDetroit Photographic Co.ContributorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1900-1910SummaryPanoramic view of the stone Army Signal Corps Weather Station at the summit of Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The stone two-story building has windows and an iron observation platform with stairs. A Manitou and Pike's Peak cog railroad train is nearby. Granite boulders and snow are on the ground.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photochrom ; 18 x 44 cm (7 x 17 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Signal Corps--BuildingsManitou and Pike's Peak Railway CompanyEl Paso County (Colo.)Pikes Peak (Colo.)Meteorological stations--Colorado--El Paso CountyMountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso CountyObservation towers--Colorado--El Paso CountySignal stations--Colorado--El Paso CountyGeographic AreaEl Paso County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711011597Type of MaterialPanoramic viewsPhotochrom printsColor photographsNotesPhotochrom from William Henry Jackson photograph. Title, attribution and: "50186" embossed in gold on photochrom. R7110115971

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The Summit of Pike's Peak