Early 1950s Monarch Pass Kodachrome
Another Kodachrome slide from the Continental Divide was cataloged into the archives this week. This one comes from the early 1950s, just before the visitor center was built on top of Monarch Pass.
The enlarged image below shows the traveler’s registration box that was located to the right of the sign.
This sign would soon disappear, but it would not be gone forever. After the Monarch Crest Visitor Center opened in 1954, this same sign was added above the door for a brief period before being replaced by some nicer lettering.
Under magnification, the text “Colorado State Highway Department” can still be seen at the bottom of the sign above. Signs made after 1953 had the new name at the bottom, so this would have said “Colo. Dept. of Highways” if it was made after 1953, if anything.
An updated screenshot of the Monarch Pass collection is seen below.
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