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First View of Chama Valley

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Call NumberWHJ-1543CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryTwo women sit on rocks near tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad probably on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows log buildings with sod roofs, an open-sided log lean-to, a pond and the Chama valley in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint : collodion ; 25 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--19th centuryConejos County (Colo.)--19th centuryCumbres Pass (Colo.)--19th centuryLog cabins--Colorado--Conejos County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--19th centuryWomen--Colorado--Conejos County--19th centuryGeographic AreaConejos County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700301543Type of MaterialSample booksCollodion printing-out paper printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VII ; no. 136Original Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIINotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is soiled, edges frayed. Formerly F31193; Hand-lettered title and: "77." reproduced in print. Label on front of photoprint reads: "Not to be listed."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1544. R7003015436

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First View of Chama Valley