L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album III, 141
Creator
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date
[1905-1909]
Summary
Argentine Central Locomotive Engine Number 1, Lima 1561, constructed in 1905, first narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, at railroad's lower terminus, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Bill Dunning in cab, George Ames, fireman; wood frame gable house and rocky slopes with mine tailings in background.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943.; WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943, album III.
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700073161
Notes
Copy negative made from vintage photographic print.; Glass plated oxidation; masked and retouched by photographer.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7000731619
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