View of the Narrow Gauge Museum, under construction, in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The clapboard sided building, a replica of the Rio Grande Southern depot at Mancos has a flared roof, gable trim, scaffolding on dormers and a square tower. Shows the "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mt. Blanca and Western Railroad) 2-8-0 locomotive #346 and caboose 05, and a sign that reads: "Oldest locomotive in Colorado" on display beside the museum. Snow is on the ground.
Description
1 negative ; 7 x 11 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Mount Blanca & Western Railroad--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Open-air museums--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Robert W. Richardson.
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: ZZR700401966
Notes
Formerly RG 2811.3; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope.; R7004019661
Identifier
RG2811.3 DPLW
Filename
00401966.TIF
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