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Call NumberRR-2103Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western RailroadCreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1952 December 29SummarySmoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #489 (2-8-2), with a consist of freight cars, on the upper level of a switchback near Garfield in Chaffee County, Colorado. The locomotive has a pilot mounted snowplow. Shows snow and rocky slopes in the Sawatch Range.Physical Description1 negative : black-and-white ; 7 x 11 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyChaffee County (Colo.)Sawatch Range (Colo.)Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee CountyRailroad switching--Colorado--Chaffee CountyRailroads--Colorado--Chaffee CountySnowplows--Colorado--Chaffee CountyGeographic AreaChaffee County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700402103Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 1438.3; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004021032

CollectionPhotographs - Western History

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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