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Near entrance to Clear Creek Canon

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Call NumberX-19244CreatorChamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910Date1870-1880SummaryView of Clear Creek at the entrance to Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) narrow gauge tracks and a sluice are on either side of the creek.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 in.) on album page 32 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado and Southern Railway--19th centurySluices--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryClear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--19th centuryClear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryJefferson County (Colo.)--19th centuryCanyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryHydraulic mining--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryMining--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryStreams--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryGeographic AreaJefferson County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710019244Type 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 is brown and shows damage from negative. Mounted on album page with: X-19243. On verso of album page: X-19245 and X-19246. 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. Printing on album page visible through print. Title hand-written on album page. R7100192442

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Near entrance to Clear Creek Canon