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Call NumberRR-2138Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western RailroadCreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1951 February 15SummaryDistant view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #482 (2-8-2), box cars #3049 and #3001, and caboose #0589 in the San Luis Valley near Round Hill in Saguache County, Colorado. The train is the last to travel from Alamosa to Salida. Shows sagebrush in the valley, and snow on mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range.Physical Description1 negative : black-and-white ; 11 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanySaguache County (Colo.)Sangre de Cristo Range (Colo.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Saguache CountyRailroad freight cars--Colorado--Saguache CountyRailroad locomotives--Colorado--Saguache CountyGeographic AreaSaguache County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402138Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly RG 1172.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004021383DonorRobert W. Richardson

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