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Call NumberRR-2133CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1949 January 21SummaryWorkers in coats and hats use shovels to clear snow from railroad tracks on Cumbres Pass in Conejos County, Colorado. Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 and spreader snow plow "OU," both are obscured by packed snow. Shows deep snow piled beside the tracks.Physical Description1 negative ; 11 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyConejos County (Colo.)Cumbres Pass (Colo.)Blizzards--Colorado--Conejos CountyNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Conejos CountyShovels--Colorado--Conejos CountySnow removal--Colorado--Conejos CountySnowplows--Colorado--Conejos CountyGeographic AreaConejos County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402133Type of MaterialFilm negativesNotesFormerly RG 1216.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004021333DonorRobert W. Richardson

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