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Call NumberRR-1957CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1953SummaryView of the Narrow Gauge Museum under construction in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The frame building, a replica of the Rio Grande Southern depot at Mancos, has flared eaves, a steep-pitched shingled roof with a decorative flashing ridge, and a square tower. Shows ladders and scaffolding at the construction site. Rio Grande Southern caboose #0404 and Mount Blanca & Western Railroad caboose #05 are displayed beside the building. Snow is on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.Physical Description1 negative ; 7 x 11 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & suppliesNarrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & suppliesAlamosa (Colo.)Building construction--Colorado--AlamosaMuseums--Colorado--AlamosaNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--AlamosaOpen-air museums--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad cabooses--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700401957Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 2831.5; Title and "South Alamosa, Colo., under construction, Rio Grande Southern caboose 0404" penciled on negative envelope. R70040194572

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