Analog to Digital: Motor Trip to Mesa Verde

For our second installment of Analog to Digital, a new blog series documenting photographs from the Amon Carter's IMLS-funded digitization initiative, we have some very early road trip photos dating back to 1914. These images come from a tourist's photo album called Motor Trip to Mesa Verde and show not only the recently-created national park, but also the perils of driving on unpaved roads.

Unknown artist, [Man shoveling mud to free car], gelatin silver print, 1914

Unknown artist, [Houses destroyed by mudslide], gelatin silver print, 1914

Unknown artist, [People with large dog in car], gelatin silver print, 1914

Unknown artist, [Two cars parking in front of cliff dwellings], gelatin silver print, 1914