Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Circa 1890 Denver Railroad Crew Cabinet Photo


I recently picked up this smaller sized cabinet photo of a railroad work crew. The original dealer for this photo had a note on it saying it was from Denver and it was dated August 18, 1890. If it is from Denver, it could be the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company. Nice example of workwear. 

2 comments:

  1. Nice photo. I've been collecting these old photos too for awhile. I especially like the 'hand tinted' ones. Its always amazing to note the different outfits worn. You almost never see two guys with the same things on including hats. Which I suppose suggests there was a huge variety of work wear available.

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  2. Not only were there countless numbers of companies producing work wear, there were also countless numbers of pieces that were being mended and repaired at home.

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