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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall.
"Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall.
"Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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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 postcard of the Gypsum Hotel (formerly the Skiff Hotel) after the fire in 1912.
Eagle Valley Enterprise, Feb. 9, 1912, p.1: GYPSUM TOWN HAS BIG FIRE. Early Sunday Morning Blaze Destoys Three Buildings and Portion of Contents.
The most disastrous fire in the history of Gypsum or Eagle county took place in that town last Sunday morning at four o'clock, and before the fire was discovered it gained such headway that every effort to quench the flames...
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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...
