Denver Public Library

Digital Collections

Uncompagre [sic] Canon, Ouray and Silverton Toll Road

Details

Call NumberWHJ-1759CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryView of the Ouray and Silverton Tollroad built by Otto Mears, Ouray County, Colorado. Two horse-drawn wagons with passengers stop on the narrow road near the Uncompahgre Gorge and River, shows rock formations. The dirt road has a log bridge and log reinforcements.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 41 x 53 cm (16 x 21 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--19th centuryUncompahgre River (Colo.)--19th centuryBridges--Colorado--Ouray County--19th centuryCarriages and carts--Colorado--Ouray County--19th centuryToll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--19th centuryGeographic AreaOuray County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700301759Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 131Original Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIINotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: Print is spotted, oxidized, frayed. Formerly F25912; Hand-lettered title and: "1398" reproduced in print. Hand-written on album page: "F25912."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1760. R7003017593.

Rights

Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes