Salida (Colo.) -- History. Archive Search Results
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Manuscript written by Johana Bird Whisenant. Johana discusses her family and growing up in Salida, Colorado.
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Interview with Jack Chivvis. Jack discusses the many layers of the history of Salida, focusing mainly on Salida's historic district.
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These images are from the Bob Pierce Photo Collection. Bob worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad for nearly 48 years as a supervisory agent, stationed at the railroad offices in Salida, Colorado.
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Salida, Colorado celebrated its centennial in 1980. The Salida Centennial Committee compiled this collection of old photographs to help preserve the history of Salida and the surrounding areas.
Photos were donated from:
• Frank Thomson
• Donna Nevens
• Salida Museum
• Alice Chinn
• Salida Fire Department
• Josephine Soukup (Kratky)
• Ernest Brownson
• Alta Proctor
• Janice Pennington
• ...
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The Salida Oral History Project preserved the history and heritage of Salida through interviews of long-time residents and other knowledgeable people who lived and worked in the area. These are shared stories of their childhood, schooling, family, church, outings, celebrations, friends, hobbies, and events that still live in their memories. The interviews will be kept forever so that others can learn from these true historians’ words.
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This collection includes images from all the collections in the Salida Archive.
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Interview with Iris Stotler on February 4, 2005. Iris was born May 24, 1918 and died May 18, 2012. She remembers all the changes that occurred in downtown Salida and all of her teachers at Salida High School. Iris loved swimming at the Wellsville pool, ice skating on the Little Arkansas, and roller skating at the rink in downtown Salida.
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In the google map below, zoom in and click on a red pinpoint to view a historic image of a Salida building. Many of the photos contain detailed historical information from the Salida Historic Buildings Survey, courtesy the City of Salida and Front Range Research Associates. This Tour includes images from the Salida Library's Digital Collections.
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Frank Gimlett, aka The Hermit of Arbor Villa, abandoned his life in the big city of Salida, Colorado, and moved back into the mountains to pan for gold and sell postcards to the tourists.
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The Salida Museum's Negatives Collection contains images of Salida and the surrounding area. It is a vast and varied collection of images. This collection will be updated periodically.
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This collection has various history of Salida and the surrounding area, specifically the mining areas of Monarch.
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Bob Rush, prominent Salida attorney, had a large collection of framed photographs that adorned his office. He graciously donated his collection to the Salida Library.