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Canon of the Rio Las Animas

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Call NumberWHJ-1629CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1886SummaryView of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Las Animas (Animas Gorge) La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine pulls a sidecar and excursion car on a narrow rock ledge. Passengers and workmen stand on the tracks near the rail cars. Shows the Animas River, a beaver dam, a wooden railroad trestle and rock formations in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 41 x 53 cm (16 x 21 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railway Company--19th centuryAnimas Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryAnimas River (Colo. and N.M.)--19th centuryLa Plata County (Colo.)--19th centuryCanyons--Colorado--La Plata County--19th centuryRailroads--Colorado--La Plata County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--La Plata County--19th centuryGeographic AreaLa Plata County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301629Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 1NotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is oxidized, edges cracked, corners frayed, bent. Formerly F7148; Hand-lettered title and "1038" reproduced in print. Hand-written on album page: "F[71]48."; Label on front of photoprint reads: "Extra."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1630. R7003016296.

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