Railroad tracks
Showing
161 - 177
of 177
, query time: 0.02s
Format:
Image
Documenting the landslide onto the D&RG tracks in Eagle River Canyon. The numbers on the photo correspond to the descriptions below. The old mill is at far right.
Verso: "1. New House Station on tram; 2. Eagle River; 3. Slide on D&RG; 4. An old mill, note the cribbing underneath the building" [written by Tom Knight]
Format:
Image
Documenting the landslide onto the D&RG tracks in Eagle River Canyon. The numbers on the photo correspond to the descriptions below.
Verso: "1. Compressor house; 2. Tram landing; 3. New House tunnel station on tram; I am working on a level with the New House Tunnel, but about ½ miles in the Mtn. Notice how steep the tram is; it's steeper yet before it reaches Gilman." [written by Tom Knight]
163) Water Street
Format:
Image
A view of Water Street (right bottom) from the Pine St. bridge. At left is the Canuto Velasquez family home. The railroad tracks are at center bottom. On the hill above Water Street is a house built by Mike Bice.
164) Red Cliff Bridge
Format:
Image
Photo postcard showing the Red Cliff Bridge, opened in 1941. A Denver & Rio Grande train is coming from Red Cliff, headed toward Gilman, alongside the very clear Eagle River. At the left is the Lover's Leap cliffs. On the right is the cut in the lower rocks for the road down to Red Cliff.
At the center of the photo above the bridge can be seen the tailings from Hornsilver Mine with Butter Flats (clearing) just above that.
165) Lover's Leap
Format:
Image
Lover's Leap rock formation which marks the access to Red Cliff. Hoist on the top of the formation indicates the construction period for the Red Cliff arch bridge on Highway 24 (1938-1939). Railroad tracks in foreground.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 2]
Format:
Image
The house to which the barn belongs is on Eagle St. in Red Cliff. It was the Forest Ranger station and then housing for the Erlandson, Penrod and Ottens families. To the right of the house is the old town hall and jail.
167) Water Street
Format:
Image
Another view of Water Street, on the left. The railroad tracks are at far left with the Eagle River to the right. The house at bottom right belonged to Tom Collins and then Bob Warren.
168) Water Street
Format:
Image
A train approaching the Pine St. bridge in Red Cliff. At far left is the house of Canuto Velasquez. On the far right hillside is a house built by Doug Byren (Jan. 16, 2954--Nov. 14, 1989). The Byren house looks down on Water Street at center.
Format:
Image
Roy Marfitano, holding the reins of his horse, in 1940. They are standing above the Eagle Bridge in Red Cliff, with the Warren family barn and corrals in the background, looking north. The Anderson delivery truck and the railroad tracks are left of Roy.
170) 503 Eagle St.
Format:
Image
The Ivan Dump home, Eagle St., Red Cliff. Standing by the gate, left to right: Ernie Dump Dumph, Eddie Dump Dumph, Betty Mae Dump Elsberry.
To the right was the home and garage of Joe Trujillo. The wood garage was replaced in the early 1950s with a cinder block building.
Above the railroad tracks and fence in the upper right is the school and just to the left of the school is the Squire's home (two stories).
Format:
Image
Grace and Emmett Nottingham standing on sledge drawn by horse team in front of the old house in Avon. Dog and cats are around the sledge. View is to the northwest overlooking the future Avon town site. Railroad track visible in background. Harry Nottingham place at Buck Creek is in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
172) Loren Arthur
Format:
Image
Loren Arthur poses on the railroad tracks in Eagle, Colorado, in his World War I uniform. The photograph is dated July 4th, 1919 and his pressed, clean uniform suggests this may have been for a parade or other related event.
Format:
Image
"Big Mallard Engine going toward Pass at Red Cliff Ball Park, Colo 1917" from Alda Borah. (1919 is crossed out, replaced with 1917.) Trains of all kinds had trouble with Colorado mountain passes, eventually leading to the elimination of many routes over and through the the Rockies. Mallard engines were steam-powered locomotives developed in Europe and later versions hold the speed record for this category of engine.
Alda was concerned about the...
Format:
Document
A brochure/pamphlet for visitors and travelers of Eagle and Eagle County, Colorado, published in the year 1912 by the Eagle Commercial Club based in Eagle.
The pamphlet is 25 pages and includes advertisements for local businesses, hotels, and restaurants; economic and industry information; recreation such as wildlife and fishing; and many photographs from the time period of life in the area. Other towns in the county are mentioned throughout: Gypsum,...
Format:
Image
A photograph of the Eagle Valley Feed Mill in downtown Eagle. Edward A. Michael operated the mill between 1912 and 1920, when he sold to Andrew Christensen. Railroad tracks can be seen in the foreground, making this a good location for business and shipment. This photograph is sometime between 1917 and 1920 after the Michael family expanded their operations to stable and livery (the second building with a sign on top reads ""GARAGE LIVERY AND FEED...
177) Lundgrens & Lindgren
Format:
Image
Left to right: Minnie Lundgren, Mr. Lindgren, Mrs. Lindgren, Mrs. Shogren (sp?), Mrs. Lundgren. "Gypsum, Colo 1914"
