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 penciled 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
