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Call NumberRR-2015CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1949 OctoberSummaryRailroad workers use a fixed gantry crane to transfer stacks of lumber between narrow gauge flat cars, and a standard gauge gondola car in the railroad yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Cables are used to hoist the bundled lumber between Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad cars.Physical Description1 negative ; 7 x 7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyGantry cranes--Colorado--AlamosaAlamosa County (Colo.)Hoisting machinery--Colorado--AlamosaLumber--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad freight cars--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad shops & yards--Colorado--AlamosaRailroads--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402015Type of MaterialFilm negativesNotesFormerly RG 2598.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004020159DonorRobert W. Richardson

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