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Steamers Denver and Colorado, U.P.R.R.

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Call NumberZ-3295CreatorCarbutt, John, 1832-1905Date1866 OctoberSummaryPeople disembark at Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska, and pose near the steamers "Denver" and "Colorado" on the Missouri River. Shows tall smokestacks on steamboats, and people behind ornate wooden railings on upper and lower story observation decks. United States flags are mounted on flag poles. A painted paddle wheel reads "Denver". The men and women in full length dresses or morning coats and top hats stand on the edge of the river near a bonfire pile.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnion Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--19th centuryMissouri River--19th centuryOmaha (Neb.)--19th centuryRailroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryRivers--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centurySteamboats--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryTourists--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003295Type of MaterialAlbumen printsFilm negativesPhotographic printsStereographsDigital Version Created FromMiss Louise Stegner, Omaha, Neb., 1950.Original Material Found in CollectionUnion Pacific Rail Road, excursion to the 100th meridian, October, 1866.NotesFormerly F29259, F29259a; Title and number "200" printed on stereo card. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: : 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110032953

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