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Gilpin County Tramway, carried ore from mines to mill in Black Hawk

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Call Number	Z-3482
Title	Gilpin County Tramway, carried ore from mines to mill in Black Hawk
Creator(s)	Stair, L. E.
Summary	A man and a boy, railroad employees, pose beside Gilpin Tramway locomotive number 181 and a flatbed car loaded with railroad ties in probably Chase Gulch near Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. An inscription on the engine reads "Gilpin."
Date	1887 Aug
Notes	Condition: discolored, stained, soiled.; Formerly FF7231.; Handwritten on back of photographic print: "Gilpin Tram #1 was builders #181, August 10, 1887, built by Lima Loc. Works. Cyl. 7" x 7" Driv. 24" wt. 10 ton"; Photographers stamp on verso.; Title penciled on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110034824
Physical Description	1 photographic print : albumen ; 12 x 17 cm. (5 x 7 in.) mounted on mat board.
Subject	Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890. Black Hawk (Colo.)--1880-1890. Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Black Hawk--1880-1890. Railroad employees--Colorado--Black Hawk--1880-1890. Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Black Hawk--1880-1890.
Source	Source: L. Wells.
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	Albumen prints.; Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F7231 DPLW
Filename	11003482.TIF