Call NumberMCC-2338CreatorMcClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957Date1910-1918SummaryView of engine no. 70 (type 2-8-0, built by Baldwin) on the narrow-gauge Colorado and Southern Railway route in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows among boulders at right; track in foreground.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)SubjectColorado and Southern RailwayPlatte Canyon (Colo.)South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Platte CanyonRivers--Colorado--Platte CanyonRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700072338Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papersNotesTitle and signature hand-lettered on glass plate. Additional information provided by user: "Both locomotives have cone-style spark arrestors which started to appear around 1910 and were replaced by Ridgway spark arrestors in 1918.Both locomotives have cone-style spark arrestors which started to appear around 1910 and were replaced by Ridgway spark arrestors in 1918." [Jeff Young]Glass plate is oxidizing. R7000723381
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957, Climbing the grade in Platte Canon (1910-1918). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 06/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1020219
