Cañon of the Rio Las Animas Detroit Photographic Co. ; Can?on of the Rio Las Animas

Object Name

Negative

Title

Cañon of the Rio Las Animas Detroit Photographic Co. ; Can?on of the Rio Las Animas

Maker

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Dates

Date, 1887, The date of this photograph was determined when it was digitized and cataloged between the years 1994-1997 as part of the PhotosWest: Western History Imaging Project coordinated by the Denver Public Library. This project was funded through a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Boettcher Foundation.

Subject

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company

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Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)

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La Plata County (Colo.)

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Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County

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Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata County

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Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--La Plata County

Description

View of two Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge engines as they pull a passenger train on a high, steep rock ledge in the Canyon of the Rio Las Animas (La Plata County), Colorado. Passengers lean out windows or stand by the train. Shows steam plumes from the engines, rock formations, talus, and the Animas River.

Inscription

Title and number "0124" inked on negative.

Object ID

86.200.6635

CHS Scan #

20103587

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