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The Colorado and Rio Grande Railroad showing the Quinlan [Kirby] Ranch at midfield.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Train wreck in Eagle Canyon near Gilman on April 13, 1899. Men examining the wreckage with the Denver & Rio Grande engine in the water.
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The Belden mill and tram in Eagle Canyon, below Gilman. Railroad tracks at bottom right in photo. Taken after the 1919 landslide.
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Nine school children (seven girls, two boys) of the Old Coach School, Bond, Colorado, 1938, standing in front of the school. These were children of railroad employees. Small dog stands at left in back row.
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Photo postcard, hand colored, 15799: Looking down the Colorado River at Burns, Colo., on the Dotsero Cutoff.
Caption on verso: "'The Pagodas' in Red Canon, Colorado River. The Dotsero Cutoff, 38.1 miles long, is the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's latest construction, connecting Dotsero, 17 miles east of Glenwood Springs, with Orestod, on the Moffat Road. This reduces the distance 175 miles from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City...
7) John Flynn
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John Flynn standing next to the signal at Kent (near Wolcott). John was a railroad telegrapher and a veteran of World War I.
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The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad bridge over the Eagle River at Eagle, Colorado
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View of the Old Coach School, Bond, Colorado, used 1935 to Oct. 23, 1938. Dining car donated by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to be used as a school for children of railroad workers. Steps for entry at both ends of the car; chimney at left end.
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The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad bridge over the Eagle River at Eagle, Colorado, construction completed.
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12) Claire J. Kaho
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Photo postcard of C. J. Kaho. He was a brakeman for the D&RG running between Grand Junction and Minturn.
13) Train accident
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Crane lifting a car at Glenwood after an accident. Crates of lettuce are in foreground. Two men with backs to the camera are working the site.
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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Two men are standing on the cab of the derailed locomotive.
15) Wreck at Belden
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D.&R.G. engine wrecked at Belden. Caption: "Malley"
Crane being used to right the engine; Eagle River in the foreground.
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1908-1910: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad section crew with hand-car in front of the Avon Depot (also a residence of William Finley Cole and family). Five men are standing on the hand-car, one is standing on track in front of the car. From l. to r.: Mike Kelly, Jack Wellington, Dow Hancock. Some snow is on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1913: Minturn roundhouse crash showing Rio Grande engine 513. Minturn as the division point between Glenwood Springs and Salida became an important service stop for the railroad. Onlookers posed in front of the engine which is partially ejected through the roundhouse. Water tank in left background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1930s: Winter view of a teacher's house, including directional sign for Bond, depot, lunch room. Wire fence in right foreground. Additional houses in left background.
Caption: "Where the teacher lives. All houses are alike."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
20) Loading potatoes
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Wagonloads of potatoes and hay brought to the Eagle Depot to be loaded onto D&RG cars.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
