Carrying boat over a falls, boat 100ft above water
Creator
Torrence, William, 1872-1921
Date
1900 September
Summary
Men portage a wooden rowboat, "The City of Montrose" over boulders and rocks in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
Description
1 photographic print ; 11 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Is Part Of
C Photo Album 264. Will Torrence. A trip through the Black Canyon.
Subject
Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.); Montrose County (Colo.); Boats--Colorado--Montrose County; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County; Discovery and exploration--American--Colorado--Montrose County; Portages--Colorado--Montrose County; Rocks--Colorado--Montrose County
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
McKee.
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: ZZR711007388; Photographic print included in: A trip through the Black Canyon by J.E. Pelton, J.A. Curtis, M.F. Hovey, E.B. Anderson, and Will Torrance / Photographs by Will Torrance.
Notes
Denver Republican clipping (12/9/1900) mounted in album reads in part: "The party was 21 days in making the journey of 14 miles from the junction of the Cimarron River with the Gunnison" and "to determine [if it was] possible to build a 'hill side ditch'."; Formerly F47431.; Mounted on album page; Z-7389 on verso.; Title inked on photographic print.; Library has additional iterations of this item: 1 copy photographic print ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.), 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110073886
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