View of a locomotive and excursion car on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks near the Gunnison River, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Workmen stand near the engine, a railroad trestle is in the distance. Shows rocky canyon walls, boulders, trees, brush, telegraph poles.
Description
1 photoprint : albumen ; 53 x 41 cm. (21 x 16 in.) mounted on album page.
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--19th century; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--19th century; Gunnison River (Colo.)--19th century; Montrose County (Colo.)--19th century; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--19th century; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Montrose County--19th century; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose County--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 36
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: ZZR700301664
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album.; Condition: Print is discolored, soiled.; Hand-lettered title reproduced in print.; Label on front of photoprint reads: "01165."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1663.; Number: "[?]" hand lettered on negative and marked out on print.; R7003016646.
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