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The Amphitheatre, Glenwood Extension D.& R.G.R.R.

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Call NumberWHJ-1648CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryView of a natural amphitheater on the Colorado River near the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows probably a railroad encampment with canvas tents and a log shelter with a sod roof. The rail bed is near the river.Physical Description1 photoprint : collodion ; 41 x 53 cm (16 x 21 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--19th centuryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--19th centuryGarfield County (Colo.)--19th centuryGlenwood Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryCanyons--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryTents--Colorado--Garfield County--19th centuryGeographic AreaGarfield County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301648Type of MaterialSample booksCollodion printing-out paper printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 20NotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is worn, soiled, dented, faded, frayed. Hand-lettered title and: "01255" reproduced in print. Hand-written on album page: "20."; Label on front of photoprint reads: "Extra."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1647. R7003016482.

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