We are very fortunate to have ownership or access to many historic photos of the Mt. Washington Auto Road and The Climb to the Clouds event. Take the journey through time as you view just some of these. We will be adding to this collection, so be sure to bookmark this page to check back for the latest additions.

The first "Climb to the Clouds" was expected to be a competition between the favored 800-pound, six-horsepower Stanley Steamer and the dashing 2,200 pound, 40-horsepower Daimler racecar, a surprise contender outdistanced both rivals. It was Harry Harkness of New York, driving a 60-horsepower Mercedes stripped to one seat on the chassis that beat the record of 24 minutes and 37.6 seconds set by F.E. Stanley just the day before.

In the 1904 Climb to the Clouds, James L. Breese reached the summit in a time of 34 minutes and 9 4/5 seconds in his 40-horsepower Mercedes racecar.