Salida Centennial Photo Collection
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Standing on the slag dump looking Northeast at the blast furnaces, a corner of the power house is visible at the right.
R.M. Stein Collection.
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With riches inches ahead in mine shafts or tunnels, men were impatient and work often continued in deep winter snow and sub-zero temperatures near timberline. There was an insatiable demand for mine and construction timbers. Although work was brutal, the rewards were good enough that men such as this fellow at Garfield were willing to risk snow slides and frostbite to snake timber up dangerously narrow trails even in the dead of winter. Miners working...
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This horseshoeing business had the financial backing to locate in a brick building – much preferred after the 1888 fire – which is said to have been located between First and Second streets on G Street (at the corner of the alley). Netting was draped over the body of a horse to ward off flies and mosquitoes, terrible pests for both horses and people in the days before sanitation and mosquito-control districts. Used buggies were in the lot beside...
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A listing of who's in the band:
• Basses – James Pearce, Leo Vail
• Trombones – Frank Albright, Forman Garretts, Fred Coombs
• Altos – John Bush, Mr. Guy (?)
• Cornets – John Manful, Earnest Feichtinger, Ulrich Waggener, Frank Holman
• Clarinets – Otis Camp, Paul James, Frank Peck
• Piccolo – Frank Mason
• Drums – Harry William(s), George Gorham
Leonard Perschbacher Collection.
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Unknown group of people with dog gathered together in front of a house.
Maxine McClure Collection.
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This train wreck occurred January 23, 1918 near Pando, Colorado. The engineer, Fred C. Graham, and the brakeman, Roy Foster Leininger, were killed. Leininger’s body was buried under tons of wreckage and crushed beyond recognition.
Nellie Ellis Collection.
68) Harry Conley
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This photograph is thought to be Harry Conley.
Nellie Ellis Collection.
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The Hotel Monte Christo was decorated with American flags and bunting in commemoration of the Fourth of July. The lunchroom occupied this wing of the hotel, and the main entrance was to the left, where some gentlemen were relaxed under the canopy. By 1890, standard-gauge rail had reached Salida, and dual-gauge track was clearly visible here.
Steve Frazee Collection.
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Fire destroyed 17 locomotives in the roundhouse and shops December 11, 1892, including Nos. 404 and 285 which were in for major repairs and couldn’t be moved. The blaze gutted 14 of 17 roundhouse stalls before city and D&RG firemen and about 100 volunteers could bring it to a halt. Low water pressure, rotten hoses, and freezing weather made fire fighting a nightmare, but there were no major injuries. Volunteers managed to save 20 locomotives and...
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Marvin Ice Houses and Pond, ca. 1908 – 1910.
Pearl Lunnon Collection.
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Dr. Cochem’s house, corner of F and 4th streets.
Nellie Ellis Collection.
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Foundations for the roundhouse, Salida, Colorado, dated August 1, 1923. The 20-stall standard-gauge roundhouse was constructed in 1900, east of the narrow-gauge roundhouse. By the date of this photograph, August 1, 1923, a new eight-stall roundhouse addition was being constructed as a separate building; however it shared the 100-foot turntable with the original standard-gauge roundhouse. The 100-foot turntable replaced the original 80-foot turntable...
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Picture Postcard addressed to:
Mr. R G Ellis
921 Kalamath St.
Denver Colo
Feb 27-18
Hello, Bob, letter received this morning this is the way Monarch looks only it is worse snowing and blowing fierce and a good place to stay away from. What hospital is Myrtle at and why don’t you go to Morrison and see who is left up there also run out and see Arthur at Louises. Will write later–tell Babe Hello.
M.T.
Don’t think it is ever going...
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Photograph of unidentified family: mother and father with two young children.
Janice Pennington Collection.
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Colorado & Southern engine No. 30.
Leonard Perschbacher Collection.
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Photograph of the Salida High School Football Champions for 1934.
Salida High School Collection.
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Motoring along the Arkansas River.
Josephine Soukup Collection.
