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Call NumberX-19181CreatorChamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910Date1870-1880SummaryView through a Natural Arch rock formation, of a man who poses on the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) tracks near the South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A railroad water tank is nearby.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 11 x 10 cm (4 1/2 x 4 in.) on album page 32 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado and Southern Railway--19th centuryJefferson County (Colo.)--19th centuryPlatte Canyon (Colo.)--19th centurySouth Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--19th centuryCanyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryRock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryGeographic AreaJefferson County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromEarly "Scrap" book of Denver and Colorado given by the family of William G. Chamberlain, Photographer, 1861-1881.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 254. W.G. Chamberlain photograph collectionNotesCondition: print shows damage from negative. Mounted on album page with: X-19178, X-19179, and X-19180. On verso of album page: X-19175, X-19176, and X-19177. Poem "The Growth of Denver Colorado A Pioneer's Scrapbook of Memories" presented by Mr. William Bishop, written and signed by Gertrude M. Weybrew accompanies album. Title hand-written on album page. R7100191810

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