Wrecked D. & R.G. bridge, A.S. & R. smelter in background Messrs. Jones and Wheatlake in foreground.
Date
[1921 June]
Summary
Two men sit on a concrete piling near a collapsed Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad bridge after a flood on the Arkansas River in Pueblo, Colorado. Debris is washed up against the bridge. The American Smelting and Refining Company smelter is across the river.
Description
1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 6 x 11 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 in.)
Subject
American Smelting and Refining Company--Buildings; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters; Arkansas River; Pueblo (Colo.); Bridge failures--Colorado--Pueblo; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pueblo; Smelters--Colorado--Pueblo
Geographic Area
Pueblo (Colo.)
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: ZZR711006793
Notes
Title typed on verso of photographic print.; R7110067932
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