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Call NumberWHJ-1710CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1886SummaryView of the caboose end of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. Well-dressed men stand near and on top of the train. Shows a split rail fence and dirt road. Another train climbs Dump Mountain in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 41 x 53 cm (16 x 21 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDump Mountain (Colo.)--19th centuryHuerfano County (Colo.)--19th centuryVeta Pass (Colo.)--19th centuryPassengers--Colorado--Huerfano County--19th centuryPasses (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--19th centuryRailroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--19th centuryDenver and Rio Grande Railway Company.Geographic AreaHuerfano County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301710Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 82Original Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIIINotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is faded, oxidized, spotted, creased, edges frayed. Formerly F5013; Hand-written on album page: "F5013."; Hand-written on photoprint: "1413."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1709. Retouching from original negative reproduced in photoprint. Title and: "01413" hand-written on label on photoprint. R7003017103.

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