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The Narrows, Canon Creek

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Call Number	WHJ-1760
Title	The Narrows, Canon Creek
Title-Alternative	W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII ; no. 132
Creator(s)	Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Summary	A man and dog walk the narrow dirt Ouray and Silverton Toll Road built by Otto Mears on a rocky hillside in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows a log retaining wall, a gorge with Canyon Creek, snow-covered San Juan Mountains, and pine forests. A man sits astride a horse in the distance.
Date	[between 1880 and 1890?]
Notes	Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album.; Condition: Print is oxidized, soiled, bent, torn.; Formerly F9092; Hand-lettered title and: "1191" reproduced in print.; Hand-written on album page: "F9092."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-1759.; R7003017608.
Physical Description	1 photoprint : albumen ; 53 x 41 cm. (21 x 16 in.) mounted on album page.
Is Part Of	W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book VIII.
Subject	Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890. Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890. Retaining walls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890. Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Sample books.; Albumen prints.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700301760
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F9092 DPLW
Filename	00301760.TIF