Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car

Object Name

Negative

Title

Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car

Maker

H. H. Buckwalter

Buckwalter, Harry H.

Dates

Circa, 1890-1910, 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

Colorado Midland Railway Company

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Afro-Americans--Colorado

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Interiors--Colorado

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Passengers--Colorado

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Railroad passenger cars--Colorado

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Railroad porters--Colorado

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African American

Description

Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.

Object ID

90.156.200

CHS Scan #

20030066

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