Kent, Colorado
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1) "Big Mike"
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
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Crew working on the railroad ties at Kent. Inscription reads: "Joint ahead!"
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Kate Flynn tying up H. Peterson on the railroad tracks at Kent. Inscription reads, "Naughty Children."
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The Flynn men on Christmas day 1917 at Kent. Railroad track is at right foreground. Inscription reads: "Flynn & Co." William R. Flynn died in 1905 so the older gentleman is not he.
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Five members of the Flynn family on Christmas day 1917 at Kent. Kate Flynn is second from left. Railroad track is at right foreground. Section house is in the background. Inscription reads: "A Bunch of Flynns."
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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Two men are standing on the cab of the derailed locomotive.
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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Crane at the ready to lift the locomotive. Work crew looking on.
11) Derailment
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Kate Flynn with shovel and construction crew memeber with tamper, used to push dirt under the railroad tires. Kent section house is in the background. There is a bridge over Milk Creek between the crew walking in the background and the section house.
12) Don
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Don at Kent, standing next to a velocipede. "The velocipede has one other wheel attached on the other side [not visible]. One would sit on the seat, where the buckets are and hand operate by using the handle. Don most likely was a lineman, maintaining or working on the telegraph line or Western Union line. It is possible he was involved with track maintenance but my first guess would be lineman. Of note is a red flag rolled up next to the handle....
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Jack and Kate Flynn standing at the railroad tracks with Teddy, the dog. Caption reads: "A Bad Day."
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Jim [Flynn], Claude [Connors], Agnes [Wheaty], and Jay [McDougall] posing with rifles on the tracks at Kent.
16) 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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Kate Flynn holding Dorthy Gilroy at Kent in 1918. Railroad tracks are to the left. Inscription reads: "Some Style."
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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
