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Grand ditch on road to Dutchtown

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Call NumberX-5545CreatorWolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977Date1940-1950SummaryHorseback riders, on a journey to Dutchtown up Hitchen's Gulch in Grand County, Colorado, are on a trail adjacent to the Grand irrigation ditch. The ditch runs along the face of the Never Summer Range and was built to carry water from the western to the eastern slope for irrigation purposes. 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 County--1940- 1950Grand County (Colo.)Grand Ditch (Colo.)Never Summer Mountains (Colo.)Horseback riding--Colorado--Grand CountyWomen--Colorado--Grand CountyGeographic AreaGrand County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710005545Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH906. Muriel Sibell Wolle papersNotesFormerly Wo2939. Hand-written title and adhesive stains on back photoprint. Photoprint was taken in Grand County, not Teller County (as written on back of photoprint). R7100055454DonorMuriel Sibell Wolle estate, 1977

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