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The American flag on a cliff located between the Shoshone Intake Dam and the Shoshone Power Plant on the south side of the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon. Mike Paddock and Steve Kibler, avid rock climbers, decided to put a flag in Glenwood Canyon before they entered military service in 1968. Paddock spent part of his enlistment in Vietnam. The flagpole is 13 ft. high and sits in a hole, supported by eight wires drilled and fastened into the surrounding...
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Dam at Shoshone on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, seen from the railroad tracks.
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"4134. Falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo." Addressed to Mrs. A. Townsend, 1016 Main St., Canon City, Colo.; from Mrs. Kascone & Dorothy. Canceled Glenwood Springs, Colo., Jul 27, 1929, 12-M. " Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that...
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Buddy and Starr Doll visiting Wanda and Dub [--], owners of the Hanging Lake Bar & Grill in Glenwood Canyon, December 1951. Jack Roberts, the artisit, had his first studio at Hanging Lake.
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The Central Colorado Power House located about one-half mile below the present Shoshone Dam in Glenwood Canyon. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bill Luby's automobile parked at the Shoshone Power Plant in Glenwood Canyon.
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Train stopped at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon.
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A view of Glenwood Canyon, taken in 1919. The Colorado River flows through the canyon. Glenwood Canyon is located between Dotsero and Glenwood Springs.
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A Zephyr wreck in Glenwood Canyon. On March 29, 1968, a passenger train was passing through Glenwood Canyon near Grizzly Creek when it derailed. Two of the diesel locomotives, F9A 5774 and F9B 5773, were later retired and sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Company out of Denver in May of 1969. Motorists can be seen on the other side of the river observing the wreck,
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From the verso: "California Zephyr wrecked in Glenwood Canyon. March 1968." On March 29, 1968, a passenger train was passing through Glenwood Canyon near Grizzly Creek when it derailed. Two of the diesel locomotives, F9A 5774 and F9B 5773, were later retired and sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Company out of Denver in May of 1969. This photograph was possibly taken by Brent Pappas.