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A mother and child pose for a picture near the Mount of the Holy Cross. Date unknown.
7522) 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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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.
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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.
7527) Coaling tower, Minturn
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An unidentified Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad employee walks in front of the coaling tower, or coaling station, at Minturn. Taken in the 1930s or 1940s. Railroad cars are visible on the right.
"Harold Bellm Collection"
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Railroad employees stand in front of engine 3410. Engine 3410 was a 2-8-8-2 type engine which was owned by and operated on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The train is possibly stopped at the top of Tennessee Pass. A building listing the elevation can be seen in the top right corner, and is listed as "Elevation 10242."
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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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A picture of Darrell Guy Barnes's headstone, taken in 1984. Darrell Barnes was born on December 19, 1922. He attended the Eagle High School and graduated in 1940. He was employed by New Jersey Zinc at Gilman after college graduation and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served as a radioman for 32 months and then returned to New Jersey Zinc. He became chief accountant at the Gilman office and assisted New Jersey Zinc offices in Pennsylvania and...
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Harry Gartside, Jr. and Glenda Walker attend a high school basketball tournament at the Eagle County High School in Gypsum. Gartside and Walker were dating at the time and were eventually married on January 1, 1961. Taken on February 23, 1957. The Eagle County High School won the championship. Minturn won the consolation prize.
7533) Gilman in the winter
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A winter scene of the town of Gilman. Taken between 1950 and 1952.
"[Wynona] Nonie Stanley Collection"
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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.
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Glenda Walker (left) and Dianne Buffehr shake hands during the Minturn High School 1957 graduation. Both were members of the class of 1957. The inscription on the podium reads "Donated by Class of 1954." This image was included in the 1957 edition of the Minturn Panther yearbook.
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Former Colorado Governor, Daniel Thornton, speaks to a crowd in Gypsum during his 1952 campaign for re-election. Thornton was elected as the Governor of Colorado in 1950 and served two terms.
7537) 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.
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The shaft house and mining office at Gilman. Taken in the 1990s or 2000s, after the closure of the town.
7539) 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.
