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- Near Sapinero, entrance to the Black Canon
- A man stands on a rock beside the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles and steel rails near the tracks....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1886?]
- Approaching the Black Canon
- Two men sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and possibly near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Bridge "B"
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train makes its way along the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, probably near Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge, utility pole and boulders.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of a rock formation known as the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of the Gunnison River, Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Black Canon [i.e. Canyon] near Chipeta Falls
- View of the Gunnison River, Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Currecanti [i.e. Curecanti] Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Chair Mountain - Crystal River Ry.
- View of Chair Mountain and the Crystal River near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado; men and horses work on Crystal River and San Juan Railroad standard gauge track.
- Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Valley of the Gunnison near Sapinero
- Men in derby hats and suits or vests, sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river. Trees and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of Curricanti (Curecanti) Needle, a rock formation, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of Currecanti Needle (Curecanti) Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Grand Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Chair Mountain, Crystal River Ry.
- A horse-drawn carriage crosses the Crystal River, Gunnison County, Colorado; a work crew probably prepares track bed for the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad, Chair Mountain is in the distance.
- Crystal River Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [between 1889 and 1890]
- Black Canyon, Gunnison River
- A view of the high walls of Black Canyon of the Gunnison on the Gunnison River (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, a bridge and three passers by near the river edge.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Currecante [sic] Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, trees, brush, telephone poles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Near Sapinero, entrance to the Black Canon
- A man stands on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles, steel rails near the tracks and rock...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Chipeta Falls
- Passengers and railroad employees stand and sit on a flatbed car and locomotive of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway excursion train stopped by Chipeta Falls, beside the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Curica[n]te [sic] Needle, Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View through canyon walls of the Gunnison River and the Curecanti Needle, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man stands on a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive near the river. A well-dressed man and woman...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks near Gunnison River, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Lake Fork Junction. D.&.R.G.R.R.
- View of the junction of the Lake Fork, and the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man fishes in the river and passengers stand by a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive near a trestle bridge. A second trestle spans Lake...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Curecanti Needle and D.R.G.R.R. tracks
- View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle pillar formation and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are beside the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Gunnison River below Chipeta Falls, Black Canyon, D.& R.G. Ry.
- View of the Gunnison River below Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows rapids, rocks, and boulders and steep canyon walls. Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks are near the edge of the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- 1886