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41. Nora and Kate
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Sisters Nora (right) and Kate Flynn, standing at the section house at Kent.
42. Avon Depot
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Avon Depot in the snow.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Another Mallet locomotive at Minturn. Anatole Mallet, a Swiss engineer, patented the compound engine which was housed under one locomotive frame having six or more sets of axles. The rear set of driving wheels were fixed in the main frame of the locomotive. The extra pull generated made the locomotive useful in mountainous regions but slower on flat terrain.
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Jim Homan and Kate Flynn at the Wolcott depot, 1919.
45. Engine 146
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Engine 146 of the Chicago & North Western Railroad. Five unidentified men are standing in front of the engine, on a siding at an unidentified location.
46. Ralph Belding
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Ralph Belding standing at the Eagle Depot, 1918. Belding owned "Ralph's Store" in Eagle, Colorado.
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48. Minturn
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"Minturn"
Minturn, with Game Creek coming down at center ("Minturn Mile" ski run). Houses along river with work train in rail yard. Looking east from Hwy 24.
49. "Big Mike"
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
50. Section House
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The section house for the D.&.R.G. at Kent, Colorado, seen through the trees.
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Train derailment below the depot in Eagle, Colorado, January 10, 1944. The crane is in place to move the wreckage while workers look on. The water tank and depot are visible on the bank.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Minturn rail yard from U.S. Hwy 24, looking east, showing iced water tanks at center. The depot is on the right with the Taylor addition neighborhood in the background.
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Fred and Freda Martinez at the Eagle depot in 1917. Fred was the popular D.&R.G. station agent at Eagle for many years.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Mar. 7, 1919 p.1: "Word was received in Eagle last Friday to the effect that the Federal grand jury in session in Denver had freed Fred Martenez [sic.], former D. & R.G. agent at Eagle, of the charge of swindling the company. Martinez and a foreman in charge of a gang of Mexican workingmen employed at this...
54. Eagle Depot 1918
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From left, Ralph Belding, Mr. Freeman, and Jay McDougall at the Eagle depot in 1918.
55. Ed Taylor
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Ed Taylor at the Eagle Depot, sitting on a barrel, possibly labeled "Tibbetts." There are milk cans at the left.
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A group standing at the Eagle station. From left, "Nona, Paddie, Nellie."
57. Early Gypsum
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Early Gypsum where tents provided original services: hotel, stores, saloon, restaurant. Meals at the Eagle Hotel were 35 cents, a bed was 25 cents. All of these services were located across from the train depot. The location is close to present day Railroad Ave. and Second Street.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
58. Dock Homan
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Dock [Fletcher Bliss] Homan at the Wolcot depot. Western Union sign in the background; dog at left background. Homan was the D. & R.G. agent at Wolcott.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 10, 1910 p.8: "F. B. Homan the D.&R.G. agent at Wolcott, has been a victim of the influenza the past week, but is getting along nicely toward recovery now."
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Kent with the section house visible.
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W. R. (Bill) Robertson and sister, Maybelle, at the Avon Depot (circa 1930s).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]