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Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company grade

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Call NumberP-1997CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Datecirca 1889SummaryConstruction of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company track near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado; shows cleared roadbed with tree stumps, distant rock formations.Physical Description1 photoprint on mat board ; 20 x 12 cm (8 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectManitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--19th centuryEl Paso County (Colo.)--19th centuryHorseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--19th centuryMountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--19th centuryRailroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--El Paso County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--19th centuryGeographic AreaEl Paso County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171997Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: Spots on print. Penciled on back of print: "C.S. & C.C. R.R. [sic] grade."; Printed on back of print: "Ben. T. Sooy, Horace S. Poley, 112 North Tejon, Colorado Springs, Colo."; Title supplied. Vintage photographic print. R7001719979

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Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company grade