A dirt road (former railroad bed) winds past a dilapidated water tank of the Colorado and Southern Railroad in the abandoned stop of Hancock, Colorado, in Chaffee County. An abandoned building, which has a tall, stovepipe chimney, is in the background.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 14 x 24 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Subject
Hancock (Colo.)--1940-1950; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1940-1950; Water tanks--Colorado--Hancock--1940-1950; Colorado and Southern Railway.
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: ZZR710008931
Notes
Formerly F37299.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: "Colorado & Southern Ry. Narrow Gauge. View of water tank along right-of-way at Hancock, Colo. This view looking west toward Alpine. This is all there is of Hancock now."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100089314
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