View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873.
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1873
Summary
Album caption and index card: View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. At the right are the buildings highest mine in the United States. In the distance is the Sawatch Range, lying west of the Arkansas. The prominent peaks in the range are Grand, Elbert, La Plata, and Harvard, the highest mountains in the whole Rocky Mountain chain. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873.
Summary
Album caption and index card: View west from the summit of Mount Lincoln. The foreground is the continuation from Bross to Lincoln. At the right are the buildings highest mine in the United States. In the distance is the Sawatch Range, lying west of the Arkansas. The prominent peaks in the range are Grand, Elbert, La Plata, and Harvard, the highest mountains in the whole Rocky Mountain chain. Lake, Park, and Summit Counties, Colorado. 1873.
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