"Clear Creek Canyon above the Forks," Colorado, circa 1895

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Artifact Overview

A Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway locomotive pauses in a narrow, rocky gap beside Clear Creek in Colorado. Railroads had pushed into many inaccessible areas by the time this photograph was taken in about 1895.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1895

Creator Notes

Photographed by William Henry Jackson, published by Detroit Photographic Co.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.01278

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17 in (Variant is smaller)
Width: 12 in (Variant is smaller)

"Clear Creek Canyon above the Forks," Colorado, circa 1895