Bonar Pool Hall, Gypsum, Colorado
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Group of buildings surrounding the Bonar Pool Hall after the explosion and fire on April 25, 1932. Four men at midground are examining the rubble on the site; there's another man standing at the far right.
Photo marked Plaintiff's exhibit C [#35]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo labeled "Bonar, Gypsum."
The photo appears to be of World War II vintage.
Wyon E. Bonar came to Colorado in 1906 and was first employed on the Frank Doll ranch in Gypsum. He opened a barber shop in Red Cliff from 1911 to 1920, and then relocated to Caspter, Wyoming. He returned to Colorado and bought a pool hall and barber shop in Gypsum from Charles Doll in 1923. He had two children, Wyon and Betty Bonar Oliver, with Lenna Lupton Bonar.
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The corner of a shed next to the Bonar Pool Hall explosion and fire on April 25, 1932. Several hydrant pipes are lying next to the shed.
Photo marked Plaintiffs exhibit D [#30]
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A view of the rubble left by the explosion and fire at the Bonar Pool Hall on April 25, 1932.
Photo marked Plaintiffs exhibit G [#34] in the Bonar Pool Hall explosion and fire investigation.
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The original hose cart for the Gypsum fire department. Hydrant pipe is on the right. The hose cart was used until 1941, when the town of Gypsum bought a 1929 American La France truck from Minturn. That fire truck was used until 1982.
Photo marked Plaintiffs exhibit E [#32] in the Bonar Pool Hall explosion and fire investigation.
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Five men are standing in the ruins of the Bonar Pool Hall after the fire on Monday, April 25, 1932, a few minutes before 4AM. All four walls were blown outward and the building was in flames. Three women are in the mid background,. A Model T Ford is visible. "STAR" sign visible at left.
Photograph marked Plaintiff's exhibit B [#33].
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Fire house in Gypsum after the Bonar Pool Hall fire.
Photo marked Plaintiffs exhibit F [#31] in the Bonar Pool Hall explosion and fire investigation.
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Six men examining the rubble left after the Bonar Pool Hall explosion and fire. Monday, April 25, 1932, a few minutes before 4AM, the building exploded. All four walls were blown outward and the building was in flames. Mr. Bonar's business loss was approximately $2,100; he carried $1,800 in insurance. The building was insured for $1,200.
This photograph was marked Plaintiffs Exhibit A [#29] June 29, 1932.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared...
