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Call Number	Z-6026
Title	Foxton, train wreck, Colorado & Southern
Summary	View of train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a derailed Colorado and Southern railroad train on a bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River with a pile of rough timber nearby. People stand by the train to inspect the damage. A tender car has letters: "10". A stone embankment supports the railroad bridge.
Date	1901 Sept. 1
Notes	Condition:; Handwritten on back of photographic print "In Platte Canon below Foxton, Sept. 1, 1901. Coupling broke between engine and tender and locomotive ran ahead of train. Tender jumped track and whole train derailed."; Mounted on mat board with: Z-6027, Z-6028, Z-6029, Z-6030, Z-6031, and Z-6032.; Title pencilled on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.).; R7110060265
Physical Description	1 photographic print : cyanotype ; 6 x 9 cm. (2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board.
Subject	Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910. Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910. South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910. Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910. Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910. Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
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	Cyanotypes.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711006026
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11006026.TIF
CONTENTdm number	72054

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