Devil's Gate High Bridge

Artist William Henry Jackson (American, 1843 - 1942)

Dateca. 1900

MediumPhotolithograph

DimensionsImage and sheet: 16 3/16 × 20 1/16 inches (41.12 × 50.96 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.61.17

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: “14566”; On sheet verso, left edge, in pencil: “2.”

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DescriptionColor image of train stretching across metal bridge with stone pillars at base; each train car is filled with people peering out windows and standing in between cars. They look out onto a bright blue river running beneath the bridge nestled in between rocky mountains. Initials “C.M. / J.W.” are marked on a large rock in lower left corner.Gallery Label

Gallery Label

Reaching a height of 95 feet and spanning 300 feet, the Devil’s Gate High Bridge was an engineering marvel. Constructed by the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1880s to connect prosperous mining towns in and around Georgetown, Colorado, the bridge became invaluable for traversing the steep canyons of the Rocky Mountains. It also attracted tourists. This color photolithograph by William Henry Jackson may have been produced for that market.

Provenance

Serge Kakou, Paris, France;
Purchased from The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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