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121) Sherwood quarry drum
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Remains of the Sherwood quarry drum and pulley structure on the Horn Ranch property in Red Canyon. The drum is visible from I-70. Stone from this quarry was used to build the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.
"The archive of the Colorado Historical Museum offers a bit more information about the quarry site. A typewritten transcript titled 'Memories of Eagle County in the 1880s,' authored by Amy M. Bowen, the daughter of Avon area homesteader John...
122) Sherwood quarry drum
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Remains of the Sherwood quarry drum and pulley structure on the Horn Ranch property in Red Canyon. The drum is visible from I-70. Stone from this quarry was used to build the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.
"The archive of the Colorado Historical Museum offers a bit more information about the quarry site. A typewritten transcript titled 'Memories of Eagle County in the 1880s,' authored by Amy M. Bowen, the daughter of Avon area homesteader John...
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From left, Harriet Nelson, Kate Flynn, Cecil and Dell stealing strawberries at Ed Watson's place, 4th of July 1918.
126) Sterel Thompson
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Sterel Thompson on horse at Kent.
"It [the bridle arrangement] is generally known as a hackamore, and most frequently used to start young horses. It obviously does not use a bit in the horse's mouth, and therefore protects sensitive tissues from abuse. Also could be used for horses with some form of existing sensitivty. Usually a transition was made to a bridle with a bit. The California vaquero tradition used this process to patiently produce a...
128) Taylor Agee
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Photo postcard of Taylor Agee taken in 1915, sent to Miss Katie Flynn, Wolcott, Colo., from Pueblo, Colo., June 25, 10 am, 1917. 1 cent postage stamp affixed and canceled.
"Hey friend I will write you a few lines. Every body is OK from a friend Taylor"
129) The Flynn Family
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The family of William R. Flynn, seated on the steps of the Kent section house. Mr. Flynn, a railroad timekeeper for the D&RGW, died in 1905. This photo taken in 1907 shows Catherine Carey Flynn, William's widow, seated in the doorway. From left, below her, are Nora and William Jr. "Bill," In the front row, from left, are Kate, Jim and Mary "Mollie." The other boys are Dan, John "Jack" and an extra, unidentified male.
"Catherine and William...
130) The Gill Family
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Mary Elizabeth, Tom and Kate Gill in about 1923. Kate Flynn married Tom Gill in 1921. Tom was working for the Building and Bridge Department of the D&RG based in Wolcott. Their first child, Mary Elizabeth Gill, was born in 1921 in Glenwood Springs. In 1923, the family moved to Los Angeles. -- Jack Hughes
131) Thelma Morris
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Thelma Morris resting on cut hay at Kent, 1918. Inscription: "Oh, Boy."
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S. Livingston and Thelma Morris standing next to the railroad tracks.
133) Thomas Gill
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Studio portrait of Thomas Gill. He worked at Wolcott in the bridge and building department of the Rio Grande, meeting Kate Flynn at Kent, just west of Wolcott.
134) Track repair
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Railroad employees checking track. Names listed: D. Sweeney, Tom Linhan, C. Howard, and McKnight. Inscription reads: "Hard workers." Kent station buildings at left background.
135) Train derailment
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Train derailment at the west switch at Kent. "Jim Flynn's train, no one got hurt."
136) Visiting
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Mrs. Brow and Mrs. Hill with Harriet Hill and Charolett Shultz standing in the yard next to the stationhouse in Kent, 1918.
137) Western Union Crew
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The Western Union crew lined up next to an outfit car at Kent, 1917. The car's number is 192. Inscription reads: "Western Union Boys."
138) Western Union Crew
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The Western Union crew lined up next to an outfit car at Kent, 1917. Inscription reads: "Western Union Boys." They worked on telegraph poles for Western Union and were not railroad employees.
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The Western Union work train at Kent section house, 1918, field in foreground.
140) Work crew
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Five overalled work crew members at Kent. Kate Flynn is second from left; Jack Flynn is fourth from left.
