Kent, Colorado
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Railroad crew on handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "All aboard." Names listed: Sweeney, John Rowe, Owen McCarthy, Bill [--].
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"Claude [Connors], Jay McDougall, Agnes [Wheaty] and Ruth [Gilroy]" at the Kent switch stand, 1918. The bridge over Milk Creek is on the left.
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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
7) 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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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
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Train derailment at the west switch at Kent. "Jim Flynn's train, no one got hurt."
10) "Joint ahead!"
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Crew working on the railroad ties at Kent. Inscription reads: "Joint ahead!"
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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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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Crane at the ready to lift the locomotive. Work crew looking on.
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The D&RG work train stopped at the Kent section house, 1919. The man at left is unidentified; the man at right is "Moier."
18) "Big Mike"
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
19) Derailment
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Kate Flynn with shovel and construction crew memeber with tamper, used to push dirt under the railroad tires. Kent section house is in the background. There is a bridge over Milk Creek between the crew walking in the background and the section house.
20) John Flynn
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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.
