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Ceremonies at completion of Moffat Tunnel

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Call Number	Z-5674
Title	Ceremonies at completion of Moffat Tunnel
Summary	People gather around a KOA radio broadcast microphone at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal (Gilpin County), Colorado. An announcer holds a piece of paper and stands on a podium. Men wear suits and overcoats, caps and fedoras. A photographer in knickers and tall boots holds a camera. Colorado Governor William "Billy" Adams holds a spike maul and stands in the middle of Denver and Salt Lake Railway tracks; former Colorado Governor Oliver H. Shoup holds a spike maul and stands nearby. Shows spectators on the concrete portal wall, and a Moffat Tunnel plaque near the tracks.
Date	[1928 February 26]
Notes	"Completion of Moffat Tunnel" inked on verso.; Formerly F33817; Title inked on photographic print.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: : 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110056745
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject	Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930. Railroad tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930. East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930. Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930. Dedications--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930. Governors--Colorado--1920-1930. Photographers--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930. Railroad tracks--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930. Tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930. Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954. Shoup, Oliver H.
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	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711005674
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F33817 DPLW
Filename	11005674.TIF

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