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Call NumberRR-2081Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western RailroadCreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1948 September 18SummaryRailfans with cameras stand beside railroad tracks and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive #494 (2-8-2) at a water tank in Sargents (Sargent) in Saguache County, Colorado. The passenger train is a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club special. The frame depot building has a hip roof, and signs that read: "Western Union Telegraph, a Cable Office," and "Sargent." Shows grassy hills and mountains in the distance.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 CompanyRocky Mountain Railroad Club--PeopleRailfans--Colorado--SargentsSargents (Colo.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--SargentsRailroad locomotives--Colorado--SargentsRailroad stations--Colorado--SargentsRailroads--Colorado--SargentsWater tanks--Colorado--SargentsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402081Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 1586.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004020816

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