1975 Eisenhower Tunnel Eastern Portal 35mm Slide CEIS-74E
Brief Description
This slide shows Interstate 70 and the approach to the eastern portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel in 1974.
Info
- Date: Oct. 1975
- Photographer: Unknown
- Medium: Drewery Photocolor Slide
- Size: 35mm
- ID: CEIS-74E
- Acquisition Date: February 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned by seller. Color Adjustments by Coloradotopia. Photos of actual slide were captured on a light table, using a vivid digital filter.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
The slide has a punch-stamped date of Oct. 1975. It also has a handwritten date of 1975 in pen.
Front & Back
Comments & Discussion
This image was captured after the first tunnel bore was opened. This tunnel functioned as a two-lane highway until 1979 when the second bore was opened. There are now two lanes of traffic flowing in each direction on Interstate 70 through the tunnel.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: There is one light brown spot on the slide mount, but no damage or discoloration as of its arrival into the archives. There is no apparent damage to the slide’s surface.
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