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A group of women lead a procession of what looks to be a funeral train on F Street in Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.
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The 40 & 8 Band passing by the First National Bank on F Street. The titles and symbols of the Forty & Eight reflect its First World War origins. Americans were transported to the battle front on French trains within boxcars stenciled with a “40/8”, denoting its capacity to hold either forty men or eight horses. This uncomfortable mode of transportation was familiar to all who fought in the trenches; a common small misery among American soldiers...
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Celebrating the 4th of July in Salida, Colorado at F and 3rd Streets. Image taken by John Kratky. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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The India Grill was located on the corner of F and 1st Streets in downtown Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.
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Francis Haley King, on the left side of the buggy seat, and her unidentified companion, won second place in the children’s float contest for their entry in the July 4 parade. The decorations seem to have held together remarkably well considering the parade route ran 12 blocks up F Street, turned right on Twelfth before returning to First Street on G. It was touted then as the longest parade in Salida history. Haley-Bratton Collection.
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Peter Mulvany presumably among the ruins of the Big Fire, Jan. 2, 1888. Peter Mulvany’s hotel burned to the ground, and fire took out buildings a half a block in every direction. This photo is looking towards the west. The Hot Springs Livery (visible back left) was based at 2nd and G Streets. Bob Rush Collection.
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One of the many parades that were held in Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.
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The Central Block building which was located on the southwest corner of 1st and F Streets in Salida, Colorado. 'Another important building, completed on the opposite corner of First Street at 102-24 F Street, apparently incorporated sections of buildings that survived the fire. Known as the Corbin Building or the Central Block, the building was erected by E.W. Corbin, William E. Robertson, and W.W. Roller. On 17 December...
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A panoramic view of F and 2nd Streets in Salida, Colorado. First National Bank, Commercial National Bank, C.N. Francis Clothing, and Waggener's Pharmacy are visible. Bob Rush Collection.
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A photo taken after the January 2, 1886 fire that devastated downtown Salida. Fire destroyed nine of Peter Mulvany's buildings on 1st and G Streets, along with all of the contents. Mulvany quickly rebuilt a new grocery store and warehouses. Bob Rush Collection.
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4th of July celebration on F Street in Salida, Colorado. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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The Leonora 5 cent to $1 Store was active in the 1930s. It was located at 132 F Street. Bob Rush Collection.
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Celebrating the 4th of July in Salida, Colorado at F and 3rd Streets. Image taken by John Kratky. Josephine Soukup Collection.
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The First National Bank was located on the corner of F and 2nd Streets in Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.
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The Palace Hotel, a $20,000 three-story brick building designed by Charles J. Anderson and owned by Ambrose Ramsey, was built at 204 N. F Street during 1906-09. Distinctive features of the building’s façade were a heavily ornamented parapet with stone trim, corbelling, and half-round and rectangular inset panels with textured stucco, thick rock-faced stone lintel courses and narrow stone sill courses, paired...
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A photo of downtown Salida, taken approximately at F and 2nd Streets. Bob Rush Collection.
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Looking North on F Street, before the S was installed on Tenderfoot Mountain. Alice Chinn Collection.
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Real estate appraisal card. 111 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 14-16, block 4 in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 114 F Street, part of lots 24-26, block 5 in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 109 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 14-16, block 4 in Salida, Colorado. Although this building (109) and the one to the south (107) currently house one business, they were erected as separate buildings. This building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The building was indicated as a meat store with a separate kettle building at the rear in 1890. For many years, it also housed clothing and tailoring firms. 107 Lower...