Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
Creator
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Date
[1880-1886?]
Summary
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 poles and trees.
Description
1 photoprint : albumen ; 53 x 41 cm. (21 x 16 in.) mounted on album page.
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--19th century; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--19th century; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--19th century; Gunnison County (Colo.)--19th century; Gunnison River (Colo.)--19th century; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--19th century; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--19th century; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 38
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: ZZR700301666
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album.; Condition: Print is oxidized, creased, edges cracked.; Formerly F11704; Hand-lettered title reproduced in print.; Hand-written on album page: "F11704."; Labels on front of photoprint read: "01080", "Extra."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1665.; R7003016660.
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