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Book - Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Pictorial c1910 [186977]

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Book - Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Pictorial c1910 [186977]
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A book, "Rocky Mountain Views on the Rio Grande, The Scenic Line of the World," The Smith-Brooks Printing Company; First Edition (January 1, 1917). Made exclusively for The Interstate Co., Denver, Colo. For sale only en route on The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Engraved, printed & published by The Smith-Brooks Printing Co., Denver, Colo. Paperback. 12" x 9.75". 24 color photographic plates on heavy grey paper pages. Dark green paper cover is decorated with gold lettering, & an additional photograph of The Royal Gorge. Includes two pages of text, explaining the illustrated subjects. A 1910 map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad & the Western Pacific Railway & connections at rear. The center illustration is a folding plate of the "Summit of Pike's Peak," showing the steam powered tram. Staple bound, with the original red string tie & book order tag. Detached covers, photo missing lower right corner on front cover, corner folds & edge wear on covers & title page. Photos include Denver, Castle Rock, Palmer Lake, Elephant Rock, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Sky Line Drive & Canon City, The Royal Gorge, Marshall Pass & Mount Ouray, The Snow Angel of Mount Shaven, Mount Princeton of the Collegiate Range, The Summit of Pike's Peak, The Snow Capped Peaks of the Rockies, Leadville & Mount Massive, Eagle River Canyon, Mount of the Holy Cross, Walls of the Canon at Colorado River, Shoshone, Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Curecanti Needle in the Black Canon of the Gunnison, Toltec Gorge, & Animas Canon. [