Railroad workers use a fixed gantry crane to transfer stacks of lumber between narrow gauge flat cars, and a standard gauge gondola car in the railroad yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Cables are used to hoist the bundled lumber between Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad cars.
Description
1 negative ; 7 x 7 cm. (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950; Gantry cranes--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950; Alamosa County (Colo.)--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950; Lumber--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
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: ZZR700402015
Notes
Formerly RG 2598.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope.; R7004020159
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