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Call Number	P-1926
Title	Pikes Peak cog road highest rail road water tank in the world
Creator(s)	Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Summary	Men stand near a Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway train, engine number 3 (0-4-2T), that smokes and is parked near a water tank, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. One man stands on the water tank while another guides the spout toward the train. The cog railway tracks curve near the edge of the mountain.
Date	[between 1891 and 1900]
Notes	Condition: print torn on edge.; Formerly F-44035; Photographer's stamp on back of print.; Title and "380-" from etching in nitrate negative.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Railroads- Manitou and Pikes Peak Trains- 2".; R7001719262
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 19 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject	Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900. El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900. Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900. Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900. Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900. Railroad locomotives--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900. Water tanks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Nitrate negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F44035 DPLW
Filename	00171926.tif

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