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The forgotten cowboys of America: Spectacular photos of ranch hands show a heritage struggling to survive
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Sweeping landscapes, dedicated ranch hands and cattle all feature in a dramatic set of photos. Pictured: A funeral in Ute Mountain, Colorado, in 2008
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Poignant portraits of cowboys in their homes and local bars are an intimate study. Pictured: Ed Hitchcock, a ranch hand, in Cave Creek, Arizona, in 2008. Hilton told The Atantlic, that Creek built this bar so he and his neighbors would have somewhere to go for a drink
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Hilton chose to photograph the cowboys in their homes rather than on horseback to give the viewer an idea of their lives
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Patchwork quilts and sparse decorations show a modest life. Pictured: Justin Anz, a ranch hand, in Olney, Texas, in 2009
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Spectacular landscapes taken with panoramic precision show the wide open that characterizes cowboy country. Pictured: Medicine Bow, Colorado, in 2010
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Passing on traditions: Pictured, Herman Manzanares, a vaquero, in Abiquiu, New Mexico, in 2008, who told Hilton that the ranch belonged to his father and has been in the family for over a 100 years
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Hard graft: It's a tough life for a ranch hand. Pictured: Jeremiah Karsten with horses in Cortez, Colorado, in 2006
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THE SWISS 'MASTERPIECE' UNDER THE ALPS: THE WORLD'S LONGEST RAIL TUNNEL IN NUMBERS
Length: 57km (the longest rail tunnel in the world)
Duration of tunnel journey: a little under 20 minutes
Total length of all the tunnels: 152km (94 miles)
Highest point of the tunnel: 550m (1,800 feet) above sea level
Maximum rock cover: 2,300m (7,545 metres)
Construction time (excluding exploratory work): 17 years
Excavated material: 28.2 million tonnes
Total cost: 12.2billion Swiss francs (£8.4billion)
Tunnel capacity: 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains per day
Timetabled speed: freight trains 100km/h (62mph); passenger trains up to 200 km/h (125mph)
Maximum speed: freight trains 160km/h (100mph); passenger trains 250 km/h (155mph)
Reduction in journey time from Zurich to Lugano after completion
of the axis (from 2020): around 45 minutes
Official opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel: 11 December 2016
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Explosive entrance: A fireworks display lit up the grey skies as the first train to travel through the tunnel emerged this afternoon
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Spectacular: The world's longest tunnel officially opened on Wednesday, with the trailblazing rail passage under the Swiss Alps aiming to ease transit through the heart of Europe
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Massive: The western tube of the Gotthard tunnel is pictured near Amsteg, Switzerland on the day of its opening. The project took 17 years to complete and cost £8.5billion
The tunnel along Europe's main rail line that connects the ports of Rotterdam in the north to Genoa in the south snakes through the mountains as much as 1.5 miles below daylight and through rock as hot as 46 degrees Celsius (114.8°F).
Engineers had to dig and blast through 73 kinds of rock as hard as granite and as soft as sugar in creating it - a process that lead to the deaths of nine construction workers.
According to the Swiss rail service, it took 43,800 hours of non-stop work by 125 labourers rotating in three shifts to lay the tunnel's slab track.
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Guide: The construction consists of two single-track tunnels connecting Erstfeld with Bodio and is part of the AlpTransit project
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Route: High-speed trains will whisk passengers and cargo in 17 minutes through a mountain range that divides northern and southern Europe between Erstfeld in the Swiss canton of Uri, to Bodio in the Ticino canton
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Some 28.2 million tonnes of mountain rock have been excavated since construction began 17 years ago
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America's greatest Indian chiefs as they really would have looked: Lost warriors are brought back to life
- Beautiful portraits of Native Americans from across the US show tribes in their traditional dress
- People from Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet and Ute are among the collection of pictures over a century old
- Among figures include Iron White Man from Sioux who traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Beautiful portraits of Native Americans from almost 120 years ago have been brought to life in a collection of color photos.
The stunning array offers an insight into the vibrant cultures of each tribe from the resplendent feathered headdress of the fierce Sioux nation to the ornate beaded clothing of the Crow tribe.
The colored pictures, some dating as far back as 1899, include tribespeople from the Sioux, Crow, Ute, Passamaquoddy, Pawnee, Maricopa, Blackfeet and Salish.
Among the interesting figures captured in the vintage collection, are Iron White Man from the Sioux, who traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, while wearing a police uniform.
Other pictures show Plain Owl of the Crow tribe wearing traditional dress and holding a tomahawk in his lap.
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Porrum and Pedro, Ute men, 1899. The Utes were a large tribe that lived in the mountain regions of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Eastern Nevada and Northern New Mexico. Utes were skilled hunters, but after introducing horses into tribe life in the 17th century they became known as expert big game hunters - especially of Buffalo, which they were particularly reliant on. They also had a reputation of fierce warriors, with Spanish settlers speaking of their fine physiques and ability to live in harsh conditions - a stark contrast to the soft dispositions of their Europeans counterparts. All members of the tribe were willing to fight, with women and children also known to defend their camps with lances if needed
Left, Peter Tall Mandan, Grandson of Long Mandan, and right, Iron White Man, Sioux, 1900. The Sioux - arguably one of the most well known Native American tribes - lived on the Great Plains in Minnesota. They were a tribe split across three divisions The Lakota, The Dakota and The Nakota. The Sioux were known to be fierce warriors, with battles such as the Little Bighorn still legendary to this day, and going to war was seen as a rights of passage for Sioux men. However, they were also a very spiritual people and their lives were centered around their families with the raising of children of the up-most importance
Left, Sitting Eagle and right, Po-Pa-Trecash (Plain Owl) both from Crow nation, early 1900s. The Crow people were a plains tribe from land near the base of the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming and Montana. The tribe were powerful and skilled hunters on horseback and could demonstrate this during battle with techniques like hanging underneath a galloping horse by gripping the animals mane. They were also known for their distinctive clothing, particularly their ornate and decorative bead-work (as seen in this picture). The tribe adorned beads on almost every aspect of their lives, with clothes and horses covered in them. Beads and shapes often had a common symbolism but could also be specific to a certain person, representing their standing in the community and achievements
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Wiwi-Yokpa or Mary Elmanico, Passamaquoddy, 1913. The Passamaquoddy tribe has been living in north eastern US for several thousands years. They originate from Maine and North Brunswick and inhabited the coastal areas of Passamaquoddy Bay, Bay of Fundy and Gulf Of Maine. The Passamaquoddy were the first Native American tribe to meet European settlers in the 17th century. While the tribe traded furs with both French and English settlers, they generally distrusted the English and eventually supported the American colonists during the Revolutionary War
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Ke-Wa-Ko (Good Fox), Pawnee, 1902. The Pawnee people were a plains tribe that lived in Oklahoma for hundreds of years, before late inhabiting land along the North Platt River in Nebraska. Pawnees were known for their courage and endurance in battle. A testament to their warrior lineage, is that Pawnees have served in every US conflict to date, starting with Pawnee Scouts during the Native American wars of 1622. An identifiable trait of the Pawnees, although, not visible here, was a particular way of preparing their scalp locks - the lock of hair at the back of the head. The tribe would use buffalo fat to make the hair erect and arch it back like a horn
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Yellow Feather, Maricopa tribe. The Maricopa tribe were people that lived along the Lower Gila and Colorado Rivers in Arizona. Unlike other tribes, the Maricopa were not known for their skill as warriors and instead were farmers and known for their basket weaving, textiles and red pottery making. To avoid attacks from Quechan and Mojave tribes they formed with the Pima people and migrated to the Gila River in the 16th century
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Thunder Cloud, Blackfeet tribe. Blackfeet people lived in the plains around the Rocky Mountains in Montana, Idaho and Alberta in Canada for over 10,000 years. They were skilled hunters and relied heavily on buffalo and when Europeans hunted the animals close to extinction in the 1800s hundreds of Blackfeet died from starvation. The tribe was known for its artistry and skill at embroidering, basket making and beading. However, it was also known for its reluctance to get along with other tribes and clashed with those living in close proximity, including Assiniboine, Cree, Crows, Flatheads, Kutenai, and the Sioux
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Salish, Flathead Indian Reservation, Western Montana, photo from 1905-1907. Salish people - also referred to as the Flathead tribe - were a plateau tribe who originated from land in Montana. Once the tribe had introduced horses into their way of life, they often raided the plains for bison - leading to clashes with plains tribes. Their traditional culture focused on the importance of war and how it could bring honour. Their religion also centred around guardian spirits with whom people communicated with via visions. Despite its name, there is no proof that people from the tribe ever practiced head flattening.
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Makes me proud to be 1/4 cherokee....
