Rio Grande Southern Railroad photographs. 1947.

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Rio Grande Southern Railroad photographs. 1947.

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Photos of snapshot quality of Rio Grande Southern Railroad trains, trestles, and tracks. Trains include Engine 20, Engine 455, and Galloping Goose 4 which was one of the gasoline powered buses which were converted to travel on the tracks. All of the photos are stamped on the back: "Joseph Schick, Keenesburg, Colo." (Social Security Death Index: Joseph Schick, born 7 February 1895, died March 1966, last residence Keenesburg, Weld County, Colorado.).

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Boulder Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7465923

Boulder Public Library

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