Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

Photographs - Western History

Add or remove collections

Home Western History Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.

Reference URL

Share

Add tags

Comment

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Print

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Call Number	MCC-1730
Title	Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
Title-Alternative	L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album V, 113
Creator(s)	McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957.
Summary	Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet), background; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (Aspen branch through Carbondale) standard gauge track & timber-through-truss bridge crossing Roaring Fork River, foreground right; distant view of Carbondale (town & buildings) with D. & R.G. railroad yard, wye & depot, center left; Crystal River Railroad standard gauge track exiting from D.& R.G. wye and heading up Crystal River valley from Carbondale, center & center right; cultivated agricultural fields & pastures, residences, farms or ranches; livestock pens near Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track paralleling Roaring Fork River with siding, section & bunk houses, center foreground; distinctive barn with brand design in roof shingles, center right; Crystal River meandering along base of ridge, center right; view misnamed by McClure as Crystal River valley when actually considered Roaring Fork.
Date	[between 1900 and 1919]
Notes	Copy negative made from vintage photographic prints.; See also: MCC-1729 to form panorama.; Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; R7000717306
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 2 photoprints ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935. L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album V.
Subject	Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920. Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920. Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920. Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920. Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920. Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920. Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920. Colorado Midland Railway Company. Crystal River Railroad. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00071730.tif

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Western History Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.

Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.

Description

Tags

Comments