Sectional Map of Colorado and City of Denver

A charming guide to the roads of Colorado during the late 1920s

This quaint guide provides an interesting overview of Colorado’s transportation network during the late 1920s. A comprehensive key and sixteen double-page maps delineate the state’s roads, categorizing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class routes while noting distances and early highway numbering. Urban navigation is addressed via a pair of street plans for Denver, divided along Broadway, featuring labeled local businesses like hotels and garages. The promotional ‘booster’ angle extends throughout the volume, with various advertisements catering to the era’s burgeoning motor tourists.

The booklet was copyrighted c. 1928 by the Highway Publishing Company of Denver under chairman W.E. Barrows. It bears the distinctive logo of the Official Highway Map Service, featuring the ambitious double-motto: ‘Emblematic of Honest Endeavor’ and ‘In Hoc Signo Vinces.’ Produced by the Welch-Haffner Printing Company, the publication was financially supported by the Motor Club of Colorado, an affiliate of the American Motorists Association.