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Hobo Charlie sitting on the fence at the Kent station house, 1917.
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A bird's-eye view of Kent with a few buildings visible, hayfields in foreground.
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The D.&R.G. work train at Kent. From left, Dever and Rodgers.
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Jack Flynn and Bill McHatton fence-sitting at the Kent station house, 1917. Inscription reads: "College chums."
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Two men on horseback at the Kent section house. The man on the right is Louis Lively; the man on the left is unidentified.
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John Flynn standing next to the signal at Kent (near Wolcott). John was a railroad telegrapher and a veteran of World War I.
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Ralph Sparks standing in front of the section house at Kent.
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Johnnie Sullivan standing at Kent.
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Man holding a sign at the Kent section house, possibly on his way to enlist (World War I). The sign reads: "This much is solid: O. R. T. Divn 4" [Ordnance Removal Training]
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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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Thelma Morris resting on cut hay at Kent, 1918. Inscription: "Oh, Boy."
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Kate Flynn, Lucy Cooper, and Mary "Molly" Flynn standing at the Kent section house. Mary died February 10, 1914, from a sudden illness. Lucy [Lucille Theresa Cooper] married George Donald Collett. Their son, George Donald Collett, Jr., was born January 7, 1915.
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Harriett Nelson at the Kent section house on July 4th, 1918, back from a day in Eagle.
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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Two men are standing on the cab of the derailed locomotive.
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The Flynn men on Christmas day 1917 at Kent. Railroad track is at right foreground. Inscription reads: "Flynn & Co." William R. Flynn died in 1905 so the older gentleman is not he.
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Section of the Eagle River and the railroad tracks around Wolcott.
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Two men sitting on either side of a crew car at Kent.
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The road to the Kent section house (in the distance), later the property of Leonard Horn.

19. Don

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Don at Kent, standing next to a velocipede. "The velocipede has one other wheel attached on the other side [not visible]. One would sit on the seat, where the buckets are and hand operate by using the handle. Don most likely was a lineman, maintaining or working on the telegraph line or Western Union line. It is possible he was involved with track maintenance but my first guess would be lineman. Of note is a red flag rolled up next to the handle....
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The Western Union work train at Kent section house, 1918, field in foreground.