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The Kent section house which was the home of the Flynn family until Oct. 15, 1923, at which time Catherine and Nora Flynn moved to Glenwood Springs.
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Ruth Gilroy holding Dorthy Gilroy at Kent in 1918. Railroad tracks are to the left.
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.
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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
85) Kent and 4 Pines
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Rock formations [called Blue Mountains: local designation] behind the Kent location.
86) Work train crew
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The work train crew posing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
"Often a work train of the 1880s consisted of just the machine and the locomotive, as cabooses were still too scarce to warrant using one on what many managers saw as unnecessary service. As the years went by, it became common practice to attach a caboose, and/or a tool car, to the train. An extra water car was frequently attached to pile driver trains to reduce the number of times the train...
87) 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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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
89) 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 Western Union crew lined up next to an outfit car at Kent, 1917. Inscription reads: "Western Union Boys." They worked on telegraph poles for Western Union and were not railroad employees.
91) 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.
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A group poses near a railroad car at Kent. A couple of the individuals worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
From left to right: Jim Flynn, ?, Mr. Johnson (Western Union foreman), ?, ?, ?, Dan Flynn, ?
