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Old Judge Camp in the Royal Gorge at the time of the construction of the railroad in 1878 and 1879. The supplies were lowered to this camp from the top of the Gorge.

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Call NumberZ-69Date1870-1880SummaryIn Fremont County, Colorado, in the Royal Gorge Canyon of the Arkansas River, men pose by their canvas tents. One man wears an apron; another holds a rifle. The Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad penetrated This canon in 1879.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 25 x 20 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--19th centuryFremont County (Colo.)--19th centuryRailroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--19th centuryRailroad employees--Colorado--19th centuryGeographic AreaFremont County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711000069Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromCanon City Museum.NotesFormerly F11781. Formerly X-11000069; Inked on original and reproduced in photoprint: "36."; Title typed on back of photoprint. Inked: "No. 36." Penciled: "(see Hist of Arkansas Valley p. 605.)"; R7110000697

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