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Grand ditch construction camp, Hitchen's Gulch

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Call NumberX-5544CreatorWolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977Date1940-1950SummaryHorseback riders prepare for a journey up Hitchen's Gulch, Grand County, Colorado. View includes the Grand Ditch construction camp buildings and the irrigation ditch used to carry water from the western to the eastern slope along the Never Summer Range. The water ultimately flows into the Poudre River.Physical Description1 photonegative : black-and-white ; 7 x 12 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 6 x 10 cm (2 1/4 x 4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIrrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--Grand CountyGrand County (Colo.)Grand Ditch (Colo.)Never Summer Mountains (Colo.)Construction camps--Colorado--Grand CountyHorseback riding--Colorado--Grand CountyWomen--Colorado--Grand CountyGeographic AreaGrand County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710005544Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH906. Muriel Sibell Wolle papersNotesFormerly Wo2938. Hand-written title and adhesive stains on back photoprint. Photoprint was taken in Grand County, not Teller County (as written on back photoprint). R7100055446DonorMuriel Sibell Wolle estate, 1977

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes