Montrose - Pres. William Howard Taft on steps of special car at Montrose, Colo. arriving for official dedication of U. S. Reclamation Bureau's water diversion project Gunnison Tunnel
Montrose - Pres. William Howard Taft on steps of special car at Montrose, Colo. arriving for official dedication of U. S. Reclamation Bureau's water diversion project Gunnison Tunnel
Creator(s)
Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
Summary
United States President William Howard Taft is on the steps of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coach in Montrose, Colorado, surrounded by men and police. A man has a tripod box camera.
Date
Sept, 23, 1909
Notes
Condition: emulsion and glass chipped.; Title hand-written on negative sleeve, with: "file #1913/3" "about 3:00 pm Thursday" "(3-8 sec), argon - 3 - 1/2 sec top to left. 4-5-7-8-9-11-12-13-14-17-19-20 off, then 2 1/2 sec all off except 1-2" "reproduced Railroad Red Book, October, 1909, page 7" and "print - Montrose Historical Society 4/15/1974, West. Hist. Coll. DPL 11/9/1979, Jim Wright 7/17/1982."; R7001382625
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Police--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
Source
Source: Jackson Thode.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
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