This is the beginning of the grading for the tram track
Date
1887
Donor
Mrs. Sam Doran, El Paso, Texas.
Summary
Bradford Locke's work crew, Gilpin Tramway railroad construction workers, pose with their tools on a hillside by boulders and rock formations in Chase Gulch, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 20 x 15 cm. (8 x 6 in.) mounted on mat board.
Subject
Gilpin Tramway Company--19th century; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--19th century; Gilpin County (Colo.)--19th century; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century
Geographic Area
Gilpin County (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR711003478
Notes
Condition: soiled, stained, discolored.; Formerly F8011.; Handwritten on the back of the photographic print: "Gilpin County Tramway, this is the beginning of the grading for the tram track."; Title handwritten front of photographic print.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 18 x 13 cm. (5 x 7 in.).; R7110034785
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