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D&RG Train, first train into Aspen

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Call Number	Z-5481
Title	D&RG Train, first train into Aspen
Creator(s)	Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
Summary	Well-dressed men, women and children pose on and near the first Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train to arrive in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Steam rises from locomotive with American flags attached. People stand on railroad flatcars and the locomotive, some wave American flags. Rough hewn timber lays near the crowd and snow covered mountain peaks are seen in the distance.
Date	1887 Oct. 27
Notes	Condition: faded, soiled, stained, discolored, edges worn.; Formerly F4779; Title pencilled on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110054816
Physical Description	1 photographic print : albumen ; 12 x 19 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board.
Subject	Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890. Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890. Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890. Spectators--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
Source	Source: N.H. Freeman
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	F4779 DPLW
Filename	11005481.TIF