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Iron Bridge, Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon

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Call NumberZ-11781CreatorEmery, C. E. (Charles E.)Date1880-1900SummaryView of the Hanging Bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Well dressed tourists pose on the bridge. The steel plate girder suspension bridge, flanked by steep canyon walls, has cross beams and cables. A train is in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 12 x 18 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--19th centuryArkansas River--19th centuryFremont County (Colo.)--19th centuryRoyal Gorge (Colo.)Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryRailroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryRailroads--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryTourists--Colorado--Fremont County--19th centuryGeographic AreaFremont County (Colo.)Type of MaterialAlbumen printsCard photographsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesPoem printed on verso: "Grand Canon of the Arkansas, written by Anson Rudd, one of the Mossbacked Barnacles of Colorado, who came to Canon City" with portrait of Anson Judd and label: "The old fossil."; Title from lettering reproduced in photographic print. R7110117818

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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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