Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Curicanti Needle and Railroad

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Title Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Curicanti Needle and Railroad
Collection Mss C 275; Shipler Commercial Photographers Collection
Photo Number Shipler #C52
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers; Shipler, Harry
Publisher Utah State Historical Society; Supported by an LSTA grant from the Utah State Library
Date of Photograph 17 July 1908
Date 1908-07-17
Subject Canyons; Mountains; Natural phenomena; Rivers; Railroads; Utility poles
Spatial Coverage Colorado; Gunnison County
Historic Place Name Curicanti Needle
Description Image shows the Curicanti Needle ascending upwards in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The adjacent railroad and utility lines are also shown.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2001 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Shipler Commercial Photographers, Series C
File Name 39222000569207
Source Format Glass Plate Negative
Source Size 8 inches x 10 inches
Source Physical Description Glass plate is yellowing.
Source Donors Shipler, William H.
Source Donation Date 1988
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Resolution TIFF: 800 ppi
Bit Depth 8-bit grayscale
Dimensions JPEG: 700 x 556 pixels
Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Jazz+ Flatbed Scanner
Date Digital 2001-09-21
Scanned By Digital Technologies, Marriott Library, University of Utah
Collection Information http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/C00275/c0275.xml
ARK ark:/87278/s60292z0
Setname dha_scp
ID 523281
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60292z0