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Approaching the first tunnel, canon of the Grand River. Glenwood extension D.&.R.G.R.R.

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Call NumberWHJ-1646CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryView of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks on the Glenwood Extension, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a sod-roof shelter near a telegraph pole, trees, a railroad tunnel through a rock formation, and white canvas tents in the distance. Men stand on an embankment by the river.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 53 x 41 cm (21 x 16 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 centuryCanyons--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryGeographic AreaGarfield County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301646Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 18NotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is torn, creased, oxidized, spotted. Hand-lettered title and: "1249" reproduced in print. Hand-written on album page: "172."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1645. R7003016466.

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