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Train running on Dale Creek Iron Viaduct, Wyoming

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Description
English: Train running on Dale Creek Iron Viaduct, Wyoming.
Română: Tren circulând pe viaductul de fier Dale Creek din Wyoming, Statele Unite ale Americii.
Date between 1876 and 1885
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1876-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Unknown sourceUnknown source
Author
Charles Roscoe Savage  (1832–1909)  wikidata:Q11723097
 
Charles Roscoe Savage
Alternative names
C. R. Savage; Chas. R. Savage; Charles R. Savage
Description American-British photographer
A landscape and portrait photographer who produced images of the American West, and it is best known for his 1869 photographs of the linking of the first transcontinental railroad.
Date of birth/death 16 August 1832 Edit this at Wikidata 4 February 1909 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Southampton Salt Lake City
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creator QS:P170,Q11723097
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  • Image of the same location, taken moments later.
    Image of the same location, taken moments later.
Object location41° 06′ 14″ N, 105° 27′ 25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current19:06, 20 July 2015Thumbnail for version as of 19:06, 20 July 20151,256 × 1,024 (982 KB)Cmdrjameson (talk | contribs)Compressed with pngout. Reduced by 364kB (27% decrease).
02:59, 11 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 02:59, 11 March 20071,256 × 1,024 (1.32 MB)Dcoetzee (talk | contribs)Image had a distracting moire pattern when viewed at high res. Blurred a bit and pngcrushed to mitigate it.
13:19, 24 September 2004Thumbnail for version as of 13:19, 24 September 20041,256 × 1,024 (1.71 MB)Andre Engels (talk | contribs)The new American railroads - anonymous photograph, 1860s

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