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Montrose - Pres. William Howard Taft on steps of special car at Montrose, Colo. arriving for official dedication of U. S. Reclamation Bureau's water diversion project Gunnison Tunnel

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Call NumberGB-8262CreatorBeam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935DateSept. 23, 1909SummaryUnited States President William Howard Taft is on the steps of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coach in Montrose, Colorado, surrounded by men and police. A man has a tripod box camera.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectTaft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.Montrose (Colo.)Photographers--Colorado--MontrosePolice--Colorado--MontroseRailroad passenger cars--Colorado--MontroseGeographic AreaMontrose (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700138262Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: emulsion and glass chipped. Title hand-written on negative sleeve, with: "file #1913/3," "about 3:00 pm Thursday," "(3-8 sec), argon - 3 - 1/2 sec top to left. 4-5-7-8-9-11-12-13-14-17-19-20 off, then 2 1/2 sec all off except 1-2," "reproduced Railroad Red Book, October, 1909, page 7," and "print - Montrose Historical Society 4/15/1974, West. Hist. Coll. DPL 11/9/1979, Jim Wright 7/17/1982."; R7001382625DonorJackson Thode.

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