View of burros loaded with iron railroad track sections in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Businesses are in the background.
Description
1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 10 x 16 cm. (4 x 6 in.)
Subject
Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890; Mules--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890; Packtrains--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890; Transportation--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
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: ZZR710021776
Notes
Title and: "No. 196" printed on front of stereo card; on back "These useful, patient little animals are used extensively in the mountain regions as pack animals, as well as for riding over the most difficult roads. One can scarcely imagine the uses made of them, being sometimes loaded with wood, ore, provisions and, as in this case, railroad iron."; R7100217763
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