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DescriptionRocky Mountain Views - Black Canyon.jpg	English: The Curecanti Needle in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado. This is from "Rocky Mountain Views", a promotional book with 22 color plates made "For Sale Only en Route on The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad".
Date	1917
Source	Rocky Mountain Views, published 1917 by The Smith-Brooks Printing Company. Scan by User:Jameslwoodward.
Author	The Van Noy Inter-State Company

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