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Man on railroad bridge near Lowry
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Call Number
Z-5642
Creator
Highton, W.P.A. photographer
Date
1941 May 27
Summary
A 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 Description
1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Denver (Colo.)
Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)
Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--Denver
Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver
Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver
Telephones lines--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711005642
Type of Material
Photographic prints
Black & white photographs
Digital Version Created From
WPA Photo.
Original Material Found in Collection
WPA Photos
Notes
Label 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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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Highton, W.P.A. photographer,
Man on railroad bridge near Lowry
(1941 May 27). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1117697