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Poncho [sic] Springs looking north

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Call NumberX-13064CreatorW. H. Jackson Photograph and Publishing Co.Date1890-1900SummaryTracks and grade of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge Railroad cut through hillside near Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. A rail fence encloses one of the numerous hot springs in the area. Name "Poncha" is an adaptation of "Poncho," (Sp. "paunch" or "belly") after a local mountain formation; also said the name derives from a local tobacco substitute, called "Poncha" by the Arapaho.Physical Description1 photoprint on stereo card ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.)SubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--19th centuryPoncha Springs (Colo.)--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Poncha Springs--19th centurySprings--Colorado--Poncha Springs--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710013064Type of MaterialStereographsNotesTitle printed in left image of stereograph; at head of title: "901;" photographers information printed on sides of card. R7100130644

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