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The Great K & A Train Robbery was filmed in Glenwood Canyon in 1926. Tom Mix, the star, did his own stunts, including some on a moving train, that thrilled those watching. James J. Flynn was the fireman on the train in the film. He had a picture of Tom Mix with the train crew which he submitted to the Green Light, a magazine for Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad employees. The magazine no longer exists but this clipping of the article was...
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Actor Donna Spinelli, at center, portraying Elvira Schlegel, wife of Piney homesteader Mathias Schlegel. Docent Laura Thompson is at left.
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Actor Cooter Overcash portraying Hank Elliott, rancher, boxing promoter and bootlegger.
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Actor Madeline Moos portraying Fanny Collins, wife of Tom Collins, miner and community supporter.
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The cast of the 1938 Eagle High School senior class play, "bashful Mr. Bobbs," lined up on stage. The photo was used in Lux Aquilae 1938 [school yearbook]. From left, "Margaret Aldred, Marjorie Aldred, Dolly Webb, Donald Webb, Carolyn Quick, Donald Knupp, Marian Redmond, Jim Isabell, Velma Dorn, Daisy Hughes, Marion Mosher. The senior play, "Bashful Mr. Bobbs," a three-act farce, was given Friday April 29, in the school auditorium. Eleven seniors...
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Actor Janice Tonz portraying Sophie Knight, wife of Thomas Knight, both prospectors in the Holy Cross Mining District.
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The cast of "Fingerprints," the senior class play at Eagle High School, 1939. Photo used in Lux Aquilae 1939. "Standing: Kenneth Du Bois, Margie Stein, Dorothy Arthur, Bobby Clark, Betty Howland, Gertrude Nimon, and Donald Van Horn. Seated: Rosemary Ginther, Marguerite Koonce, and Irvin Wells. 'FIngerprints,' a three-act comedy, was given by the senior class, April 21, at eight o'clock in the auditorium. Meleta Wilson directed the play. A large...
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Actor Brian Hall portraying Billy Booco,and docent Laura Thompson.
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Actor Brian Hall portraying original Minturn Homesteader Billy Booco [not buried in River View].
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Actor Doug Lewer portraying Hugh Luby, engineer turned saloon keeper [not actually buried in River View].
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The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. From l. to r.: Rudy Olin, Kris Keys, Terri Vroman, Jessica Kline, Lucinda Hanke, and Eagle County Commissioner Sara Fisher.
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Cast of the River View Cemetery Tour. While research on their characters was provided, some of the actors did additional research and fleshed out their characters. Front, L to R: Sarah Pounder (Violet Buffehr), Cooter Overcash (Hank Elliott), Cindy Jones (Augusta Nelson) Back, L to R: Donna Spinelli (Elvira Schlegel), Brian Hall (Billy Booco), Joanne Cermak (Eliza Bolt), Doug Lewer (Hugh Luby), Janice Tonz (Sophie Knight)
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Actor Doug Lewer portraying Hugh Luby,and Sarah Pounder portraying Violet Buffehr.