The trestle of the Ophir Loop of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad stands in the foreground of this view of the Silver Bell Mine and Mill in southwestern Colorado.
Date
[between 1900 and 1914?]
Notes
Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "No. 60" also printed on copy photonegative. Additional information provided by user: "This photo must have been taken prior to 1914. The bottom edge foreground view shows the 108' Howe Truss in the center span of Bridge 45-A which was replaced with standard trestle bents in that year (1914)." [David Shawver]; R7001103542
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
