Call NumberC-61CreatorCollier, JosephDate1877-1890SummaryStereographic view of an unidentified man sitting in the shade on a large boulder under Arch Rock, a landmark along the line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad. The man holds a long branch, possibly using it for a fishing pole; two men stand in the background on a railroad track near a large water tank at the mouth of Deer Creek (west of Crossons in the Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado). The water tank was replaced by a larger tank at Crossons in the late 1880s.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass, stereograph ; 17 x 22 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : half stereograph ; 18 x 12 cm (7 x 4 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCrossons (Colo.)Platte Canyon (Colo.)Men--Colorado--Jefferson CountyRailroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson CountyRock formations--Colorado--CrossonsStreams--Colorado--Jefferson CountyWater tanks--Colorado--CrossonsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700130061Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsStereographsNotes227 Arch at Deer Creek written across lower side of image. Glass plate has small piece of tan paper in each corner and a white sticker with a red border and number "36" on it. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001300615Languageeng
Collier, Joseph, Arch Rock at Deer Creek water tank (1877-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1121690
