Call NumberC-18CreatorCollier, JosephDate1877-1890Summarylate 1880s.; Stereographic view of a track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad running through the foreground near Arch Rock and Deer Creek in the Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, southwest of Denver, Colorado. Arch Rock was a familiar landmark along the South Park line. Water runs around large rocks in the creek at the base of Arch Rock. The water tank in the right midground was replaced by a larger tank at the nearby town of Crossons (near the border of Jefferson and Park counties) in thePhysical Description1 photonegative : glass, half stereograph ; 13 x 10 cm (5 x 3 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint : half stereograph ; 25 x 20 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectJefferson County (Colo.)--19th centuryPlatte Canyon (Colo.)--19th centuryRailroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryRock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryStreams--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryWater tanks--Colorado--Jefferson County--19th centuryGeographic AreaJefferson County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700130018Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsStereographsNotesArch Rock and Deer Creek Tank (about 1 mile west of Crossen in Platte Canon) penciled on back of print. Title supplied by cataloger. Upper corner of glass plate is chipped off; upper edge of plate has strip of tan paper stuck to it; glass plate has several scratches. R7001300186
Collier, Joseph, Water tank at Arch Rock (1877-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1121780
