Call NumberZ-897CreatorColorado Photo Co.Date1928 February 26SummaryPanoramic view of the Daughters of Colorado pioneer group at the opening of the Moffat Tunnel, Gilpin County, Colorado. Men and women wear winter clothing and hold banners, flags, and signs that read: "In Case of Smoke Ring The Towel," "It Used to Take Us Pioneers 12 Days to Cross the Continental Divide, Now it Only Takes 12 Minutes, Hooray," "Daughters of Colorado," "It Is Useless to Smoke While Going Through the Tunnel, The Fans Will Blow it Out," "Children Over 60 are Requested Not to Eat Up All the Scenery, Leave Some For the Next Generation." Wood buildings are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 25 x 97 cm (10 x 38 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDaughters of Colorado--PeopleGilpin County (Colo.)Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)Dedications--Colorado--Gilpin CountyOrganizations--Colorado--Gilpin CountyPioneers--ColoradoWomen--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGeographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711000897Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPanoramic photographsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: discolored. Title inked on original negative and reproduce in print. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 photographic print ; 25 x 97 cm. (10 x 38 in.); R7110008970
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