A view of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive as it leaves the Raton Tunnel probably in Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a mountain landscape and a herd of cattle.
Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard) : col. ; 9 x 14 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Subject
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920; Raton Pass (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920; Passes--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920; Railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920; Tunnels--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
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: ZZR711005290
Notes
Condition: soiled.; Handwritten on back of photographic print "Tuesday A.M. Having a fine trip. In Raton Pass yesterday after dinner we went 30 miles in 1 hour and 20 min. It is a hard old climb. Billie saw his first mountains yesterday. This morning we see mts in the distance but prairie all around us. Stell. Chas. Earle, Independence, Kansas c/o Litchfreid, Sawyer."; R7110052903
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