View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, with antlers mounted on the cowcatcher, and a flatbed railroad car stopped on a sheer granite cliff near the Animas River (Rio De Las Animas) in either San Juan or La Plata Counties, Colorado. Shows a beaver dam on the Animas River; a railroad trestle is in the distance.
Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 18 x 23 cm. (7 x 9 in.) mounted on album page.
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--19th century; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--19th century; Canyons--Colorado--19th century; Cliffs--Colorado--19th century; Railroads--Colorado--19th century; Rivers--Colorado--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 69
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700301857
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W.H. Jackson sample album.; Condition: Print is faded.; Hand-lettered title and: "3192" reproduced in print.; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1858.; R7003018573.
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