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At timber line on the Pikes Peak cog road

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Call NumberP-1968CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1891-1910SummaryA man walks in front of a Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway train above timberline on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Steam rises from the smokestack. The train makes its way past a stone wall. Snow covers the tracks.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 12 x 18 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectManitou and Pike's Peak Railway CompanyTimberline--Colorado--El Paso CountyEl Paso County (Colo.)Pikes Peak (Colo.)Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso CountyRailroad employees--Colorado--El Paso CountySnow--Colorado--El Paso CountyGeographic AreaEl Paso County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171968Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesPhotographer's stamp on back of print. Title and "386-" from etching in print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Railroads- M & PP". R7001719686

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