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D&RGW (2-8-2) 489, Monarch, Colo. Colo. Fuel & Iron Co. limestone quarry.

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Call NumberRR-1833CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1955SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 483 (2-8-2), with a push snowplow and a consist of gondola cars, vents smoke as it departs the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Monarch Limestone Quarry in Chaffee County, Colorado. Snow covers the ground; mountains, the mill, and milled limestone are in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : nitrate, black-and-white ; 7 x 11 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyChaffee County (Colo.)Quarrying--Colorado--Chaffee CountyRailroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee CountyRailroads--Colorado--Chaffee CountySnow--Colorado--Chaffee CountyGeographic AreaChaffee County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700401833Type of MaterialNitrate negativesBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly RG323.10; Title penciled on negative sleeve with: "2639."; R7004018330

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