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Denver Public Library
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Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City
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Call Number
X-11550
Date
1897 Dec. 30
Summary
A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment above the wreck. Men work to stabilize locomotive number 3 and move it back on the tracks. A pulley and rope are used to pull the engine from the front. A wooden trestle with cribbed retaining walls is in the distance.
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 9 x 9 cm (4 x 4 in.) mounted on mat board.
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Gilpin Tramway Company
Prosser Gulch (Colo.)
Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City
Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City
Railroad employees--Colorado--Central City
Railroad construction and maintenance--Colorado--Central City
Spectators--Colorado--Central City
Geographic Area
Central City (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Type of Material
Film negatives
Albumen prints
Photographic prints
Notes
Title and: "Doran" pencilled on verso. Formerly F8014.
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City
(1897 Dec. 30). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1132913