Image Number175-9609Dateca. 1878DescriptionA convoy of a dozen canvas-covered freight wagons being pulled by teams of six mules is traveling up a very narrow and rocky Ute Pass Road with wooden guardrails secured with long poles to the side of the canyon walls below. The road is located along a steep cliff above Fountain Creek with Rainbow Falls seen in the left rear of the photo. This area is located just northwest of Manitou Springs, Colorado. Label on back "Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views. Published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pike's Peak Avenue. Scenes on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Rocky Mountain Transportation Company's Mule Train, Ute Pass. No. 64"PhotographerGurnsey, Byron H., 1833-1880LocationUte Pass (Colo.)SubjectMulesPack animals (transportation)Pack transportationNotes Thanks to J Richards of Colorado Springs for background research on this image.CollectionStereographic Image CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatStereographsPhysical Description7 x 4 stereo printRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user’s responsibility to determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions for use. You may use items from PPLD’s digital collections freely for private study, research and educational purposes. Any other use, including reproduction, publication or exhibition, should be requested through Regional History & Genealogy at PPLD. Proper credit and citation should accompany any use of these materials.
