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Located at the west corner of G and Second streets, a lumber yard had been established by V. C. Davenport, with a railroad siding in the rear. A load of wood roof shingles was ready for delivery to a new home site. The fenced area (at left) was a livery stable that became the base of operations for E. G. Hellman’s Turret & Whitehorn Stage Line in 1903. Steve Frazee Collection.
122. Edna Kalyniak
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Edna (Eklund) Kalyniak.
Nellie Ellis Collection.
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The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid
fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-
and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape...
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The Salida Wrecking Company was located at 236 W. 3rd St. in Salida, Colorado. Owned and operated by Leslie and Emmett Shewalter.
Bob Rush Collection.
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Construction of the D Street suspension bridge was an early priority of the Denver & Rio Grande because so many of its shop workers and yard hands lived on that side of town. The bridge shortened their walk to work.
On May 30, 1904, over a thousand people were milling about downtown Salida for the Memorial Day celebration and 20-30 were on the footbridge, watching the festivities upstream.
Everyone on the bridge leaned on the upstream side of...
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H Street School class photo, September 23, 1896. The H Street School was renamed Longfellow in 1920.
Front Row:
• Neil Ramsey
• Oliver Jones
• Frank Fox
• William Woodside
• George Asher
• John Kilgore
• Murray Gallagher
• Clyde Spain
• Ed Owen
• George Phillips
• Gel Hathaway
Second Row:
• George Burgess
• Irene Hallock
• Trix Brown
• Leona Hunter
• ...
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Brick making was often a family business that included children, parents, and maybe a hired hand or two. Sun-dried bricks were stacked, 20,000-50,000 at a time, creating their own kiln. Plastered with mud to limit air, a fire was kindled and carefully monitored to harden bricks.
Janice Pennington Collection.
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Late 19th century middle class living is evident in this Salida home, believed to be that of local photographer N. W. Meigs. The family plays cards amid busy decorations that include chair drapes, stacked pillows, heavy framed photographs and dark wood furnishings.
John Ophus Collection.
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Fourth of July celebration at Alpine Park in Salida, Colorado.
Bob Rush Collection.
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Automobile touring with a view of Garfield, Colorado.
Josephine Soukup Collection.
131. Smeltertown in 1917
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Wet mortar, a trowel and unfinished brick-work in the foreground show the last stage of construction November 14, 1917. Southwest of the new stack is the old stack continuing to spew smoke over the valley. It was torn down a short time after the new smokestack was completed. The view from 365 feet up gives a good idea of the layout of D&RG and company rails.
Frank Thomson Collection.
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This train wreck occurred January 23, 1918 near Pando, Colorado. The engineer, Fred C. Graham, and the brakeman, Roy Foster Leininger, were killed. Leininger’s body was buried under tons of wreckage and crushed beyond recognition.
Nellie Ellis Collection.
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A photo of Ute Pass and Rainbow Falls near Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Bob Rush Collection.
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Photo of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot and the Monte Cristo Hotel, taken by John Kratky, who lived in Salida between 1912-1920.
Josephine Soukup Collection.
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A photo taken after the January 2, 1886 fire that devastated downtown Salida. Fire destroyed nine of Peter Mulvany's buildings on 1st and G Streets, along with all of the contents. Mulvany quickly rebuilt a new grocery store and warehouses.
Bob Rush Collection.
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The Chaffee County Honor Roll was established in 1942, on the northeast corner of F and 2nd Streets in Salida, Colorado. Names of over 600 veterans were added in 1947. In 1964, the building was coated in stucco to protect the building and the names.
In 2015, American Legion historian and veteran Dan Johnson, spearheaded the movement to uncover the stucco, restore the wall, and repaint the names of every Chaffee County veteran of that time. On July...
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The Ideal Cleaning Parlors, a dry cleaning and laundry business owned by Robert E. Parkinson, was located at 117 W. 2nd St. This building has since been torn down.
Bob Rush Collection.
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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad offices in the Salida railyards. Bob Pierce is wearing the bow tie.
Bob Rush Collection.
139. Salida Fire Company
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Construction rubble is heaped in the open space beyond the horses hitched to Salida’s new chemical and ladder truck about 1903. Unidentified firemen wear new dress uniforms, and harness on the team is complete with fancy decorations and feather plumes attached to the top of the bridles. When the town council outgrew its first offices, members bought Fraternity Hall at 140 E St. and moved the new fire equipment in downstairs and took the upstairs...
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Methodist Church and First Christian Church at the corners of 4th and D Streets in Salida, Colorado.
Bob Rush Collection.