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General Sherman locomotive wreck site at Inspiration Point

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Call NumberC-24CreatorCollier, JosephDate1875-1880SummaryStereographic view of an overturned tender and engine cab of the Colorado Central Railroad in the left foreground in Clear Creek Canyon in Colorado, stemming from the wreck of CCR's General Sherman locomotive on Sept 6, 1872. A railroad track runs from the foreground around a rocky cliff in the background. A sign reading &quot|Inspiration Point&quot|and an illegible elevation is posted on a log pole next to the track in the right midground. Clear Creek runs in the left midground parallel to the track.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass, stereograph |13 x 21 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)|1 photoprint : half stereograph |18 x 12 cm (7 x 4 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Central Railroad CompanyRailroad accidents--ColoradoClear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryCliffs--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--19th centuryRailroad accidents--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1870- 1900Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1870- 1900Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--19th centuryStreams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--19th centuryGeographic AreaClear Creek County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsStereographsNotes&quot|Inspiration Point, Clear Creek Canon&quot|penciled on back of print. Lower edge of glass plate is cut jaggedly. Title supplied by cataloger.Languageeng

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