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Al Waters and "Henery" standing at the Wolcott station. Bench in foreground.
2) "Big Mike"
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
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The Kent section house which was the home of the Flynn family until Oct. 15, 1923, at which time Catherine and Nora Flynn moved to Glenwood Springs.
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From left to right in the automobile: Tom Gill, Ilene Holland (elsewhere spelled Eileen), Margurite Holland (elsewhere spelled Margaret), Louis Holland and Mrs. (Nellie Cunningham) Holland. The company were visiting McHatton's Ranch.
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Ray Angle, Hazel Harris and Ed Taylor seated on barrels at the Eagle depot in 1920.
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A group standing at a station, possibly Wolcott. From left: Fletcher J. Homan, son of Fletcher Bliss Homan; Katherine "Kate" Flynn; Fern, possibly Fern Homan; Fletcher Bliss Homan; Hughie.
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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.]
10) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys, Tennessee Pass." They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennesse Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012.
Tom Gill is at far right. There are three people standing on scaffolding which is pulled on wheels by a horse along the tracks through the tunnel. The scaffolding is used to do work inside the tunnel. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]...
11) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys: Fred P., Tom N., Al, Tom G. [Tom Gill]
They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennessee Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012. They are using movable scaffolding (on train wheels) pulled by a horse along the track in the tunnel in order to perform tunnel maintenance. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]
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Bert Johnson, on left, and George Da Lee, in uniform, at the Wolcott depot, 1919.
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Bill Kavanaugh and Bob Crane, his nephew, in front of the Kavanaugh home in Minturn, Colorado.
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Bill and his wife, Norah, Flynn standing in a yard in Minturn. Bill worked as the depot agent in Minturn. In the 1940s, Norah worked as a secretary for Eagle County School District 11.
16) Bridge Building
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Railroad employees building a bridge. Railroad ties and building materials are visible in the foreground. The inscription reads: "Building Turkey Creek Bridge" which raises some questions about accuracy given that Turkey Creek is at Red Cliff and this photo is identified as Kent.
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1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado).
"The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1934: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place. Men at either end of the span are waiting to assist the crane.. Eagle River visible in foreground (Eagle, Colorado).
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From left, Burke, McDougal and West standing by a locomotive at the Eagle Station.
