1960 Cottonwood Pass Continental Divide Sign Slide CCO-1060
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Brief Description
This image features the Continental Divide sign on Cottonwood Pass as well as the traveler registration book that once stood alongside of it. The image comes from a 1960 Kodachrome slide that was scanned by Coloradotopia, and held in the archives.
Info
- Date: October 1960
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Kodachrome Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CCO-1060
- Acquisition Date: March 2026
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned by Coloradotopia. Automatic and manual color correction.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
Punch-stamped date of Oct 1960, as well as a handwritten date of the same.
Comments & Discussion
That is the US Forest Service logo in the upper-left and upper-right corners of the sign. This image was captured at a time when the Forest Service was replacing signs around the Continental Divide that had previously been added and maintained by the state’s highway department.
The sign shown here was located in roughly the same place as the current sign on Cottonwood Pass.
The road here was not paved until 1991 on the eastern side. Paving on the western side was not completed until 2019.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: Mild scratching of the film upon arrival. No signs of aging in the mount.
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