Ophir avalanche, Feb. 20, 1897: rotary snow plow, two engines, flagger & caboose

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Title Ophir avalanche, Feb. 20, 1897: rotary snow plow, two engines, flagger & caboose
Photo Number P0206add2n12_02_010
Description Photo taken following the avalanche that hit the mining town of Ophir in San Miguel County, Colorado, on February 20, 1897. Shows a rotary snowplow clearing the railroad track
Date 1897-02
Textual Date February 1897
Keywords Rocky Mountain Power; Utah Power and Light Company; Natural disasters; Avalanches; Snowplows; Vehicles; Land vehicles; Locomotives; Guideway vehicles; Railroad cars
Subject Avalanches--Colorado--Ophir--Photographs; Ophir (Colo.)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Ophir (Colo.); San Miguel County (Colo.); Colorado
Additional Information See http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,291704 for caption information about the avalanche
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
Rights
Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 600 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6rj6p5n
Setname uum_map
ID 1001875
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj6p5n
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