Gunnison Tunnel 1 Montrose, Colorado, 1909 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Gunnison Tunnel 1 Montrose, Colorado, 1909. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Official opening of the Gunnison Tunnel by President Taft at the west portal, Montrose, Colo., Sept. 23, 1909
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Gunnison Tunnel 1 Montrose, Colorado, 1909
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Montrose, Colorado, in 1909 was a farm and railroad town on the edge of the Uncompahgre Valley, where settlers depended on irrigation to grow crops in the dry high country. That year the federal Reclamation Service's Gunnison Tunnel, a long bore driven through Vernal Mesa to carry Gunnison River water to the valley's fields, was nearing completion after years of digging from both ends. Orchards, alfalfa, and grain were the valley's main hopes, and local residents expected the water to turn sagebrush land into productive farms and draw more families to town. The tunnel was among the most ambitious federal irrigation works of its day, and people in Montrose followed its progress closely.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | newman, almeron |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 751 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Official opening of the Gunnison Tunnel by President Taft at the west portal, Montrose, Colo., Sept. 23, 1909 |
| Reference | CO Gunnison Tunnel 1 Montrose 1909 |
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