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Ruth Gilroy holding Dorthy Gilroy at Kent in 1918. Railroad tracks are to the left.
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Bill and his wife, Norah, Flynn standing in a yard in Minturn. Bill worked as the depot agent in Minturn. In the 1940s, Norah worked as a secretary for Eagle County School District 11.
83) Thomas Gill
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Studio portrait of Thomas Gill. He worked at Wolcott in the bridge and building department of the Rio Grande, meeting Kate Flynn at Kent, just west of Wolcott.
84) Kent and 4 Pines
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Rock formations [called Blue Mountains: local designation] behind the Kent location.
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A bird's-eye view of Wolcott, looking east. The cement bridge is barely visible at midfield.
86) Mrs. Merrill
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Mrs. Merrill [Elnora Green Merrill] walking away from the camera at Wolcott, crossing the railroad tracks. The sign on the building at left says "Saloon." Charles Merrill, Elnora's husband, owned the Wolcott Mercantile company store.
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Doing laundry at the surveyors' camp at Wolcott. From right, Jim Flynn, Hughie and Fletcher (the two at left are unidentified). Inscription reads: "Fun"
88) The Gill Family
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Mary Elizabeth, Tom and Kate Gill in about 1923. Kate Flynn married Tom Gill in 1921. Tom was working for the Building and Bridge Department of the D&RG based in Wolcott. Their first child, Mary Elizabeth Gill, was born in 1921 in Glenwood Springs. In 1923, the family moved to Los Angeles. -- Jack Hughes
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In back, from left, Bert Johnson and Kate Flynn. In front, Jim Homan and Florence Quinlan. Railroad cars and buildings are in the background.
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Kate Flynn, Fletcher B. Homan and Thomas at the Wolcott station. Fletcher B. Homan was the Denver and Rio Grande agent at Wolcott.
[submitted by John J. Flynn, Jr.]
93) Dan Flynn
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Dan Flynn in the cab of engine 5101. He was an engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande, driving the coal train route from Grand Junction to Aspen.
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The Flynn Brothers in Minturn, Colorado, May 30, 1933. From Left: Jack, Jim, Bill, and Dan.
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Four women standing at the train station in Gypsum. Some may be students at Eagle County High School. From left, "Ruth, Helen, Stena [or Steva], Kate."
96) After a dance
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Hazel Tracy and Kate Flynn at the Gypsum depot after a dance. They are holding a suitcase between them.
97) 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.
98) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys: Fred P., Tom N., Al, Tom G. [Tom Gill]
They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennessee Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012. They are using movable scaffolding (on train wheels) pulled by a horse along the track in the tunnel in order to perform tunnel maintenance. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]
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"Ervin, Al, Bill and Jim, the Western Union Boys," eating watermelon at Gypsum.
