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Circa 1920s. Folded promotional brochure with color painting of Pike's Peak and railroad on front, chipping at edges and dog-eared. Dimensions 4 x 9 inches folded, 16 x 9 inches unfolded. 11 pages with 26 black and white photographs, two colored illustrations including a panorama of the area on the centerfold. Statistics about Pike's Peak and map of area. The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Cog Wheel Route was founded in 1891 to take tourists up Pike's Peak. Cog wheels use cogs on the wheels to go uphill, unlike other railways that just use the friction of wheel on rail. The brochure mentions Colorado Springs Interurban Electric Streetcars, which closed in 1932, which is the reason this is dated circa 1920s.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Anonymous : Pike's Peak via the World Famous Cog Road. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, incunabula, rare books, atlases and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |