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Denver Public Library
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D&RGW
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Call Number
RR-2012
Alternate Title
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Creator
Richardson, Robert W.
Date
1955
Summary
A Denver & Rio Grande Western crane lifts and transfers oil field pipe from standard to narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad cars in the Pickler Yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Lettering on the crane reads: "Rio Grande D 12." Workers stand near the track, and sections of oil pipe are piled along the tracks.
Physical Description
1 negative : black-and-white ; 7 x 7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Alamosa County (Colo.)
Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Alamosa
Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Alamosa
Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa
Railroad shops and yards--Colorado--Alamosa
Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa
Geographic Area
Alamosa County (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700402012
Type of Material
Film negatives
Black & white photographs
Notes
Formerly RG 2607.2; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004020125
Donor
Robert W. Richardson
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Richardson, Robert W.,
D&RGW
(1955). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/08/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1126710