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The switchback on Monarch Branch, D.& R.G.Ry.
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Call Number
WHJ-1121
Creator
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Date
1882-1890
Summary
A Denver & Rio Grande Railway train approaches a switchback on the Monarch Branch near Garfield (Chaffee County), Colorado. Two men stand near the railroad tracks.
Physical Description
1 photoprint : albumen ; 17 x 23 cm (7 x 9 in.) mounted on album page.
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--19th century
Chaffee County (Colo.)--19th century
Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--19th century
Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--19th century
Geographic Area
Chaffee County (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700301121
Type of Material
Sample books
Albumen prints
Photographic prints
Digital Version Created From
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book V. no. 178
Original Material Found in Collection
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book V
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: edges worn, discolored. Formerly F11306. Hand-lettered title reproduced in print. Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1122. Number: "3485" hand lettered on negative and reproduced on print. R7003011212
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942,
The switchback on Monarch Branch, D.& R.G.Ry.
(1882-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1075241