Photos by Robert Dewey Speake

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This is a collection of photos taken by the late Robert Dewey Speake on a hike through the Royal Gorge on 31-Jul-1925. The photos were kindly scanned and contributed by his son, John Speake. The captions are taken directly from Robert's handwriting on the back of the photos, except for minor grammatical corrections.

Date: 11 Nov 2007

Size: 9 items

[640x402] "Entering Royal Gorge. Scene from railway bridge one half mile from entrance. Near Canon City, Colo - July 31, 1925" Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[640x404] "This D&RG is dragging 15 cars up the 2 percent grade through the Royal Gorge at a speed that sometimes makes you catch your breath when you are on the outside of the curve and next to the river." Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[640x406] "Section house and home of caretaker of locks to water main which supplies Colorado's penitentiary 7 miles below here at Canon City with water." Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake
[640x390] "'Gorge' - section house and passing tracks - D&RG Ry Royal Gorge - this point 5 miles above Canon City, Colo and one mile below the Hanging Bridge" Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[640x400] "Another distant view of the section house or station of Gorge - in Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River - this scene one mile below the world famous hanging bridge of the D&RGW Ry. Picture taken July 31, 1925." Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[521x800] [640x983] "D&RGW Scenic Limited No. 1 disappearing above the Hanging Bridge. July 31, 1925" Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake
[503x800] [640x1018] "In the Royal Gorge July 31st 1925 - Apparently this hog wanted his picture made and I made it - he seems joyful of the fact that his big 'iron horse' will handle 15 coaches up this 2 percent grade at any speed within the limits of safety - and he kn ... Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[479x800] [640x1070] "Scene in Royal Gorge July 31st 1925. Note very closely near center and just to the right you can see the station of Gorge - this scene one mile below the hanging bridge." Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake	[640x412] "This scene of the Royal Gorge made about three miles above the swinging [sic - likely 'hanging'] bridge - note here the mountains are not so barren and flatten out more. It was about here that I turned back toward Canon City and to the end of the g ... Date: 11 Nov 2007 Owner: Robert Dewey Speake

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