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Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City

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Call NumberX-11550Date1897 Dec. 30SummaryA 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 Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 9 x 9 cm (4 x 4 in.) mounted on mat board.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectGilpin Tramway CompanyProsser Gulch (Colo.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central CityRailroad accidents--Colorado--Central CityRailroad employees--Colorado--Central CityRailroad construction and maintenance--Colorado--Central CitySpectators--Colorado--Central CityGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialFilm negativesAlbumen printsPhotographic printsNotesTitle and: "Doran" pencilled on verso. Formerly F8014.

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