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Call Number	RR-2132
Title	D&RGW
Creator(s)	Richardson, Robert W.
Summary	Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with spreader snow plow "OU" and locomotive #487 (2-8-2) at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive and plow are obscured by deep snow. Shows the frame Cumbres depot, a railroad signal, and a plowed road beside the depot. Sparse trees are on snow covered mountains in the San Juan range.
Date	1949 January 21
Notes	Formerly RG 1214.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope.; R7004021325
Physical Description	1 negative ; 11 x 7 cm. (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Subject	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950. Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950. San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950. Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950. Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950. Railroad stations--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950. Railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950. Snow--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950. Snowplows--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.
Source	Robert W. Richardson.
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.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700402132
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	RG1214.1 DPLW
Filename	00402132.TIF

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