Re: C&S Photos on eBay: That Location: Mis-located.

Posted by Chris Walker on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Photos-on-eBay-tp8859p10566.html

Keith,  I'm still thinking about this, it's those damned river willows, the depth of the scene, the verticality of the shot.  Not to slight Jeff in this regard, I regard his views as high authority on the C&S.

There is a similar willowed view taken in the Tenmile but I have yet to match that mountain with the Highway views I can get here, the C&S being closer to the canyon walls.
The #58 was used in the Tenmile on her own, #71 I think was on the Platte end, I need to look at that angle further.

In the EBay photo, which quick scans through most of my books hasn't showed up yet, I see that the #58 had been decorated at this time by a bored crewman with white paint or chalk around the Headlight Ring, the lower edge of the Headlight Bracket, the central edge of the front handrail and the Numberplate surround.  To find a picture of #58 showing that whiteing was done prior to withdrawing from Breckenridge is the key to solving this,it isn't visible in the Solitude scrapping photos.

There is the definite possiblity that the view in question was taken around Mayo or Puzzel or even near the Gold Pan, since the Mineral Belt V-II pg132-33 view at Mayo Spur has echos to distract me.  Mal Ferrell has in C&Sng pg192-93 similar views climbing out of the hookeye curve close to the Washington mine, which if at trackside, could yield a view of that Mountain behind Breckenridge that bugs me.  These three scenes mentioned have a heavy concentration of Willows present.

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/2447/rv/singleitem/rec/99


These taken at or near Bacon show the distinct lack of Willows and scene verticality, it has been many years since I journeyed over Boreas now.

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/42216/rec/5


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/42552/rec/6


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/42551/rec/7


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/72069/rec/8


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/42548/rec/1


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