View of train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a derailed Colorado and Southern railroad train on a bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River with a pile of rough timber nearby. People stand by the train to inspect the damage.
Date
1901 Sept. 01
Notes
Formerly F5706; Handwritten on back of photographic print "In Platte Canon below Foxton, Sept. 1, 1901. Coupling broke between engine and tender and locomotive ran ahead of train. Tender jumped track and whole train derailed."; Mounted on mat board with: Z-6026, Z-6027, Z-6028, Z-6029, Z-6031, and Z-6032.; Title inked on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.).; R7110060304
Physical Description
1 photographic print : cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm. (2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Subject
Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
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
Cyanotypes.; Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
