[View along US 40 in Mount Vernon Canyon, Colorado] (LOC)

Feininger, Andreas,, 1906-1999,, photographer.

[View along US 40 in Mount Vernon Canyon, Colorado]

1942 Dec.

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
 Title devised by Library staff. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption misidentified the photo as "View near Creede, Colo.?"
Photo shows the highway US 40 and the Mount Vernon Canyon with Shingle Creek below, looking east towards Green Mountain and Denver beyond, with a 1941 Buick convertible in the foreground. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
 World War, 1939-1945
Automobiles
Roads
Valleys
United States--Colorado

Format: Transparencies--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-62 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34858

Call Number: LC-USW36-457

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    doctorretarded, irrelephantmemory, LupineFever, rogweb, and 132 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. beccanne (59 months ago | reply)

    this is beautiful.

  3. rmcarrier1 (59 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!

  4. roderickbodine (59 months ago | reply)

    Sweet ride!

  5. custos2001 (59 months ago | reply)

    I believe this is actually not near Creede, CO at all. A horizon this flat can only be seen near the front range in Colorado. I would guess that this is taken on US-40 climbing Mount Vernon Canyon west of Golden, CO, facing west. The hill in the center just below the horizon would then be Green Mountain south of Golden. These days, I-70 takes up most of this valley, as you can see in this shot facing uphill: www.dot.state.co.us/50anniversary/images/I70P hotos/I70Mou...

  6. The Library of Congress (58 months ago | reply)

    Custos2001, thanks for the information! For now, we're gathering the suggestions and corrections, but will hold off on making changes until more comments come in.

  7. kennedmh (57 months ago | reply)

    Looks like I-70 to me too. Before I-70 was there though. :)

  8. opticalreflex (52 months ago | reply)

    Can anyone identfiy the car?

  9. usends (49 months ago | reply)

    I agree with custos2001's comment, except that the view is to the east (not west). At the time of that photo, the highway was designated as both US 6 and US 40.

  10. Howard33 (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called White Wall Tires, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    My guess is that the car is a Packard, but evidence is minimal at best. I notice that it has white wall tires.

  11. Well Oiled Machines (47 months ago | reply)

    The car's a '41 Buick convertible.

  12. Howard33 (47 months ago | reply)

    Yep, you're right. A Buick. I had to look at the large size.

  13. zyrcster (45 months ago | reply)

    I think I pretty much confirmed as best I could that this photo was taken on US 40 west of Denver, CO, and not near Creede (which is a few hundred miles southwest).

    Click through for all the details. :)

  14. Lú_ (44 months ago | reply)

    This image has been used in the Indicommons.org then-and-now Then and Now: Colorado. Guess with what?


  15. The Library of Congress (39 months ago | reply)

    Zyrcster-- Wow! Your visual proof of the location is a fascinating photographic journey as well as convincing evidence.

    Well Oiled Machines, Howard33, usends, kennedmh, and custos2001-- With thanks for your observations that helped relocate this photograph and identified the car.

  16. jvaningen74 (35 months ago | reply)

    Such an unusual angle for a photograph. Love the detective work that uncovered the details of the car and the location.

  17. kcd346 (24 months ago | reply)

    This picture is the perfect way to describe Colorado. I love the vintage car in the picture and the way it shows the hillside with a hint of snow.

  18. Pete Tillman (21 months ago | reply)

    Nice sample of early Feininger work. Would be nice to see the colors restored...

    Added to
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Feininger and
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Colora do

    Thanks for posting it!

  19. JakSecret (10 months ago | reply)

    definitely not near Creede, Co. This is a few miles west of golden, in what is now known as Genessee/Lookout Mountain, in golden, Co. I live somewhere off to the left.

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