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.
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; Jefferson County (Colo.); South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.); Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County; Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson County
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR711006026
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 penciled on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.).; R7110060265
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