| Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.255 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_p.255.tif |
| Photo Number |
23616 |
| Classification |
385 |
| Creator |
Mike B. Davis |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
1980? |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Railroads; Railroad freight cars |
| Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Colorado |
| Description |
Narrow gauge car 163 belonged to the Rio Grande and was used to haul fresh foodstuffs, meat and items that could not be frozen. Cars of this type were cooled by ice in bunkers at each end of the car. "Reefer" cars were used in the 1880s and after by the railroads. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2014 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 385 Railroads |
| Source Format |
Print photograph |
| Source Donors |
Mike B. Davis |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley |
| Barcode Identifier |
39222001583090 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s60k3snj |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
456107 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k3snj |
