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The Captain, Canon of the Grand River Glenwood Extension. D.& R.G.R.R

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Call NumberWHJ-1638CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryMen, probably a construction crew, sit and stand among canvas tents between the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Glenwood Extension and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle, cook tent, cooks in aprons, wheelbarrows, boulders, brush and tree stumps.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 41 x 53 cm (16 x 21 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--19th centuryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--19th centuryGarfield County (Colo.)--19th centuryGlenwood Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryLaborers--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryWork camps--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryGeographic AreaGarfield County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301638Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 10NotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is scuffed, torn, creased and cracked. Formerly F13205; Hand-lettered title and: "1253" reproduced in print. Hand-written on album page: "F13205."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1637. R70030116385.

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