Creek. Trees stand on the rocky hillside in the background. Camera equipment, including a case labeled "Glass" sits in the foreground next to the railroad track.; Stereographic view of a large water tank standing in the right midground next to a segment of railroad track for the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad at the mouth of Deer Creek west of Crossons in the Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado. The water tank was replaced by a larger tank at the nearby town of Crossons in Jefferson County in the late 1880s. Arch Rock, a popular landmark along the railroad line, stands in the left midground at the mouth of Deer
Date
[between 1875 and 1900?]
Notes
"Arch Rock & Deer Creek Tank RR Denver, So. Park & Pacific Tracks (prints) Collier" and "Is this printed backwards?" penciled on back of smaller print; "Railroads - Denver, South Park & Pacific Arch Rock and Deer Creek Tank (1 mile west of Crossen in Platte Canon)" penciled on back of other print; smaller print is printed backwards.; Glass plate has severeal small scratches near upper edge.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7001300631
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative : half stereograph ; 12 x 8 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass, stereograph ; 17 x 22 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : half stereograph ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint : half stereograph ; 18 x 12 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Subject
Crossons (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Crossons--1870-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Crossons--1870-1900.
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
Film negatives.; Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Stereographs.; Imaged.; Image
