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601) Minturn rail yard
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A view of the Minturn train yard in the 1970s. Three individuals are visible in the background standing next to a small parking lot.
602) Minturn train wreck
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"Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler." - Salida Regional Library.
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Students from the Minturn school, grades 6-8, around 1940-1941.
Back row (l-r): Henry Dittmer, Jr., George Roybal, Richard Day, Nathan Waibl, Jackie Palmer, Gerald Green.
Middle row (l-r): Gene Clark, Tony Hernandez, Norman Covalt, Harold Ginther, Buddy Norwood, Leslie Jenkins, James Sifers, Bernie Bowen, Keith Lynn, Marvin O'Neal.
Front row (l-r): Charlotte Perry, Shirley Winters, Raylene Palmer, Pauline Trujillo, Edna Cesko, L. Jordan, Leona...
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A steam crane preparing to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area.
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A crane is prepared to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area. The coaling tower is visible behind the crane on the left. Printed on July 2, 1928.
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Left to right: Charlene, Larry, Byron Walker, Glenda Walker, unknown, and Larry Collins stand in front of the Minturn roundhouse and coaling tower. Taken in 1940.
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Cynthia Magura's graduation photo. Cynthia Magura graduated in the class of 1956 from the Minturn High School.
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Two steam cranes are used to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area. The coaling tower is visible on the right. Two water towers are also visible along with the roundhouse. Printed on July 2, 1928.
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Left to right: Glenda Walker, Nancy Neil, Cecilia Bustos (seated), and Patricia Neil pose for a picture in front of a car. Taken in the 1950s. Taken around the same time as image 2020.008.019.
610) Goodale family home
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The Goodale family home in 1912. The house was located in Minturn. Members of the Goodale family "cooked food here for café on main street at old Masonic Hall." The women are unidentified but are possibly members of the Goodale family.
611) Teller Ammons
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Former Colorado Governor Teller Ammons (left) on his 43rd birthday on December 3, 1938. Byron Price (middle) and Esther (Davis) Ammons (right) are also pictured. Teller Ammons served as Governor of Colorado from 1937-1939. The cake was made by Ruth Jackson, who earlier that year had made another cake celebrating the 56th birthday of former United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The lettering on the cake reads: "Wishing our son of Colorado...
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Roy Smith's graduation photo. Roy Smith graduated in the class of 1956 from the Minturn High School.
613) Skip Gordon
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Skip Gordon stands in the Minturn High School gymnasium. He is wearing a basketball uniform. Taken in the 1950s.
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Left to right: Skip Gordon, Larry Sulzer, and Donald Starr sit on a couch in 1956. Larry Sulzer is holding a copy of the "Rocky Mountain News." The image has been cut.
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Volume V, No. 5 of "The Echo," the official newsletter for the Minturn High School, published on May 17, 1945. "The Echo" was the sister publication of the "Baby Echo." The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers.
This particular issue focuses on commencement and the end of the school year with details of the commencement highlights of the senior class, class will,...
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The first edition of the "Baby Echo" from May 11, 1945. The "Baby Echo" was "edited by the Minturn Eighth Grade." It served as a sister publication to the Minturn High School's "Echo" newsletter. It is unclear how many editions of the "Baby Echo" were published.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1522 sits at the coaling tower in Minturn. Taken on May 21, 1949. Engine 1522 was a 4-8-2 type locomotive. It was originally built in 1923, and was scrapped in February of 1955.
619) D&RG RR YMCA
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The D&RG Railroad YMCA (now the International Trade Center) was used as sleeping quarters for railroad men. "It had a big sun porch on the east, and it had a glass-enclosed reading room. The stationary boiler in the roundhouse heated the YMCA building. The two floors above the lobby were used for sleeping rooms….Each room had a hang-down electric bulb with a pull-chain switch. Also, one single bed and a little nightstand.
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