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Man on railroad bridge near Lowry

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Call NumberZ-5642CreatorHighton, W.P.A. photographerDate1941 May 27SummaryA man in a suit stands on a wooden railroad bridge and track constructed by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) over an irrigation ditch near Lowry Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows telephone lines beside the tracks. The tracks were constructed to connect Lowry to the Union Pacific Railroad line.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnion Pacific Railroad CompanyDenver (Colo.)Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--DenverRailroad bridges--Colorado--DenverRailroad tracks--Colorado--DenverTelephones lines--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR711005642Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWPA Photo.Original Material Found in CollectionWPA PhotosNotesLabel affixed to verso reads: "Bridge over irrigation ditch which is part of the 14.6 mile standard gauge railroad built by WPS to serve Lowry Field and connecting with the main line of the Union Pacific railroad, Denver, Colorado."; Title supplied. "Is Part Of" term supplied by cataloger. R7110056428

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