There is no introduction required for the narrow gauge railroads of Colorado. The names are legendary; Denver & Rio Grande Western, Rio Grande Southern, and the Colorado & Southern. All with beginnings in the 1800 gold and silver mining days in Colorado, they supplied boom towns and mountain hamlets with all of the necessities of life from whiskey and dynamite to food, lumber, hardware, and automobiles. In the '20s through the '60s, Western photographer Harold Sanborn traveled throughout Wyoming and Colorado photographing towns, mines, scenery, and of course, the famous narrow gauge railroads that were still operating at the time. Sanborn produced many postcards from his photography with his trademark signature in the lower right-hand corner. Here is Colorado narrow gauge railroading preserved for posterity thanks to the work of Harold Sanborn.
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Hi, I have a lot of Sanborn RP photos and have been told that his "X" cards were images brought to him by other photographers, but printed by the Sanborn Co. He used letters of the alphabet to designate areas he photographed ie "W" western slope, "D" Denver, "B" Berthod Pass, "I" Central City, Idaho Springs & Royal Gorge to name a few. My fav is the Galloping Goose.
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