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D&RG 759, 4-6-0, at Burnham Shop, Denver, Colorado, after rebuilding from Vauclain Compound to single expansion

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Call NumberGB-8165CreatorBeam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935Date1911SummaryDenver and Rio Grande locomotive 759 on a turntable at Burnham Shops, Denver, Colorado.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.Denver (Colo.)Railroad locomotives--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700138165Type of MaterialGlass negativesDigital Version Created FromJackson Thode.NotesCondition: chipped emulsion. Title hand-written on negative sleeve, with; "neg file #1253/1," "class 175 - T-31 BLW #20431 (7/1902) as #1010, Vauclain Compound, renumbered 759 (11/23/1908) at Burnham. Rebuilt to single expansion (1911). Retired 10/1925. Wrecked 8/20/1925 1 1/2 miles south of Granite, Colo., Doubleheading with eng 787 on train #7, in collision with train #8, engine 778. Dismantled Burnham 3/1926."; R7001381653

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D&RG 759, 4-6-0, at Burnham Shop, Denver, Colorado, after rebuilding from Vauclain Compound to single expansion