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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company

 Organization

Administrative History

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (1870-1988) was American Class I Railway company.

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was started in 1870 by General William Jackson Palmer. It served to connect Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, Colorado. It was an important American railway located along coal mining areas of Utah and Colorado.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Palmer Lake, approximately 1879-1894

 Item — Oversize 11: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233278966], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 1608 Series 2 Item 963
Scope and Contents note

Photograph in Colorado; this photograph has the "W. H. Jackson & Co. Phot. Denver" logo. Photograph of two women, a man, and four children by a small rowboat on the edge of a lake.

Dates: Other: approximately 1879-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1608, William Henry Jackson papers / William Henry Jackson photographs and art

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  • Subject: Palmer Lake (Colo.) -- Photographs X
  • Type: Archival Object X

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