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Rotary snowplow on Monarch Pass ca. 1907. John Ophus Collection.
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Image of two young children posing in an automobile. Taken by John Kratky. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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Lela Benton. Nellie Ellis Collection.
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All 27 roundhouse tracks and nearly half of the Salida roundhouse itself, are visible in this photograph, taken sometime between 1890 and 1892. Nearly half of the stalls carry four rails to handle both gauges. The 62-foot turntable was used until 1909, when it was replaced with an 80-foot model. Moving counter-clockwise from the roundhouse lead nearest the photographer, the following locomotives are visible: • narrow-gauge Engine 62, a Baldwin...
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Denver & Rio Grande Scenic Line Band members march in curb-hugging lines as they bring up the rear of one of Salida’s many parades. Horse-drawn floats and fire equipment obviously preceded the band. The parade route is eastbound on First Street, almost at its intersection with F Street. To the right of the Union Hotel is an assayer and chemist; Henry’s Place, a saloon, is in the frame building and the sign on the wall advertises Dr. Kilmer’s...
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Squirrel on the same porch that is photographed in 'Unidentified family sitting on house porch.' Janice Pennington Collection.
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Francis Haley King, on the left side of the buggy seat, and her unidentified companion, won second place in the children’s float contest for their entry in the July 4 parade. The decorations seem to have held together remarkably well considering the parade route ran 12 blocks up F Street, turned right on Twelfth before returning to First Street on G. It was touted then as the longest parade in Salida history. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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Photograph of the Salida High School Football Champions for 1935. Salida High School Collection.
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Tunnel No. 2, Colchester Gold & Copper Mining & Milling Co., Salida, Colo. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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As many as 100 trains a day passed through Salida – and sometimes there were 15 or more passenger trains. That was apparently the case on this day in 1884. The coaches on the far track are awaiting wash jobs before returning to service. Tenderfoot Mountain is visible in the distance. Ernest Brownson Collection.
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Charles Hanks. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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Helen Hanks. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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Automobile touring in Salida, Colorado. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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For about 29 months, the 365-foot smokestack did the job for which it was intended, but financial hard times forced the company to close in 1920. The short 85-foot stack beside the tall one was razed in the late 1920’s to provide brick for at least a couple of homes in Salida. Frank Thomson Collection.
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Photograph of unidentified family: mother and father with two young children. This family may have worked in the brick yards. Janice Pennington Collection.
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The Drive-In Market. Harry Williams Collection.
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Mary E. Hanks. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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An image of an automobile parked in front of a building with sign reading 'Colo. Auto. Co.', taken by John Kratky, who lived in Salida between 1912-1920. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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Automobile wreck in an unknown location. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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Unknown group of people with two horse carriage, and one dog. Tenderfoot Mountain is in background. Photograph was probably taken on G Street. Steve Frazee Collection.