Gunnison Tunnel 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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Step back in time with Gunnison Tunnel Montrose, Colorado, 1909, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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 Montrose, Colorado, 1909
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Montrose, in the Uncompahgre Valley of western Colorado, was a small railroad and ranching town in 1909, and the Gunnison Tunnel was the centerpiece of the federal irrigation project that aimed to turn its dry benchland into farms. Engineers of the U.S. Reclamation Service cut the tunnel through the rock of the Black Canyon to carry water from the Gunnison River to the valley's canals. Before that, most of the land around town was sagebrush, and the local economy depended on cattle, mining supplies, and the Denver and Rio Grande rail line. Residents watched the tunnel closely, since its water would decide whether orchards and sugar beet fields could replace open range, and the project shaped the town's growth for decades.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | newman, almeron |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 945 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 Montrose 1909 |
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