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William Henry Jackson 1843 - 1942 West Entrance, Cañon of Eagle River, Glenwood Extension D & R G.R.R., ca. 1885 albumen in the negative at lower left: 1238 . WEST ENTRANCE . CANON OF EAGLE RIVER / GLENWOOD EXTENSION D. & R G.R.R. / W.H. JACKSON & Co PHOT. DENVER. in period frame with period glazing View of a locomotive on the tracks and embankment of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Glenwood Extension near the Eagle River, Eagle County, Colorado. This photograph, made with the albumen photographic process, is an excellent example of what is known as a mammoth plate photograph. Dominant from 1850's to 1890's, albumen, when combined with a mammoth glass plate negative resulted in images of exceptional clarity and scale, which were often used for exhibition or commissioned works.