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The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad bridge over the Eagle River at Eagle, Colorado, construction completed.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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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Fred P., Hughie and an unidentified man standing next to movable scaffolding. The scaffolding is on train wheels and is pulled by a horse or mule when working on tunnel interiors, e.g. the railway tunnel under Tennessee Pass.
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Dotsero Drug Company building, no longer in existence. The building was left after the railroad boom and was used as a house for many years. Kenny Schultz was an occupant. Automobiles and a truck are parked by the building. The photo was printed April 2, 1933.
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Avery's Texaco station in Dotsero, with gas pump out front. There is a kerosene pump next to the ice house, where 100 pounds of ice cost 50 cents. Gas price of the day was 14 cents per gallon. Advertisements for Nehi and ice cream are on the station buiding.
8) Jimmie Breen
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Jimmie Breen standing on the tracks at Wolcott, Colorado, on a cold day.
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Cabins built by Nels Yost and rented to railroad construction workers. There are cherry and apple trees behind the cabins, close to the riverbank. They were located north of where the Colorado River Road meets Hwy 6. The photo was printed on April 2, 1933. The automobile at right appears to have a flat tire.
10) Narrow Gauge
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Construction crew working with narrow gauge track on a bridge built for standard gauge track.
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Tom Gill, an unidentified man, and Hughie constructing movable scaffolding. The scaffolding is on train wheels and is pulled by a horse or mule when working on tunnel interiors, e.g. the railway tunnel under Tennessee Pass.
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Railway to Camp Hale, winter. Dick Lowe was foreman when this line was put in. Pando was the name of the siding. There were 85 Indians working on the line. They lived in "cars" designed for that use and stayed on the job full time. Buildings seen in right midground, railroad tracks in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15) Track repair
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Railroad employees checking track. Names listed: D. Sweeney, Tom Linhan, C. Howard, and McKnight. Inscription reads: "Hard workers." Kent station buildings at left background.
16) "Joint ahead!"
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Crew working on the railroad ties at Kent. Inscription reads: "Joint ahead!"
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Three members of a railroad work crew, stopped at the Kent station.
19) Shoe shop
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A tent building in Dotsero used as a shoe shop for railroad construction workers. The photo was printed on April 2, 1933.
20) Winch and crane
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Crane with winch moving a metal piece off the tracks. Work crew stands on both sides in the background.
