View of Russell, Costilla County, Colorado, includes dwellings, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach. Identified locations are: "1. Spanish Basin Placers, 2. Placer Creek, 3. Sangre de Cristo, 4. Grayback Gulch placers, 5. Grayback Mountain (iron mines and gold projects), 6. Stern's Ridge and Peak, 7. old toll-road gate at 8 (H T Seftar [?] Store Russell P.O.), 9. D & R G (narrow gage) Ry Depot, 10. Roundhouse mixed train alongside, 11. Section house, 12. Rio Grande Hotel, 13. school house church etc."
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Russell (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR710013236
Notes
Additional information on duplicate print: "1887 Russel was the division piont on the old narrow gauge [narrow-gage] line over La Veta Pass. Narrow gauge line abandoned wht the standard guage line was built over the Sangre de Cristo range 6 miles south of La Veta pass, this crossing was called Veta Pass. US 160 - Colo 10 Highway now covers old roadbed. This town not to be found on modern maps, el. 8318 ft. is a very short distance west of La Veta pass. Data come from W. A. Anderson of Miami, Florida, who died June 1947.; Formerly F40210.; Inked in front margin: "1897."; Inked on back of photoprint: "Placer mining district 1897 Russell Colo just below junction of Sangre De Christo and Placer Creeks" "#66;" and identification of locations, "9,10,11,12 all removed Railway's right of way's line State Highway, 1933" "O.T.D."; Numbers for identification inked on photoprint.; Title block lettered on original.; R7100132361
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