Three railroad employees, two conductors and a brakeman, and two women stand on an open observation car under the Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado. The steep, cragged walls of the canyon tower above the bridge and the railroad tracks.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card : albumen ; 19 x 11 cm. (7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Subject
Arkansas River--19th century; Fremont County (Colo.)--19th century; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--19th century; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--19th century; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--19th century; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Fremont County--1880- 1890; Women--Colorado--Fremont County--19th century
Geographic Area
Fremont County (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Romaine, '56.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711000211
Notes
Formerly F28585; Formerly X-11000211; Image has faded.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; Title on front of photoprint illegible.; R7110002110
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