A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of and on the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. Rocky canyon walls rise up from the canyon floor above the group and train. A member of the crew stands on the roof of the passenger car.
Date
[between 1890 and 1900]
Notes
"Trans - RR - Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf - Clear Creek Canyon - Hanging Rock - Excursion" handwritten on negative envelope.; Accession number: 90.156.217; History Colorado.; Condition: Emulsion is chipped from edges of glass plate.; Title supplied.; R7200300826
Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.
