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Train wreck in Eagle Canyon near Gilman on April 13, 1899. Men examining the wreckage with the Denver & Rio Grande engine in the water.
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Belden below Gilman in the Eagle River Canyon. Railroad siding, water tower, wagons, and equipment visible. Photo labeled: "On D.&R.G., Eagle River Canon, 293, Brisbois Photo, Leadville, Colo." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Train wreck in the Eagle Canyon near Gilman on April 13, 1899. Publication: Eagle County Blade (Red Cliff, Eagle County); Date:1899 Apr 13; Section:None; Page Number: 4 "A Bad Wreck" The Locomotive and Three Freight Cars Plunge Into the River. About 1 o'clock Monday night, an east bound freight train was wrecked in Eagle Canon near Rock Creek. The engine struck a large rock that had fallen from the perpendicular cliffs...
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Verso: "D&RG RR train passing through Belden in the Eagle Canyon 1930s"
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This stereoscopic view of Gilman, Colorado was taken around 1895 by A. E. Dickerson. Gilman proper is off to the left of this image. With the main focus being on the cliffside south of the town. What are likely mining buildings can be seen in the top left corner of the image with what appears to be waste rock coming down the cliffside towards the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. The man in the center of image is unidentified.
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This photograph of the Eagle River Canon was taken around 1885 by Alexander Martin. At the center-bottom of the image, you can see the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. In the cliffs above, you can see various structures and buildings that are no doubt related to mining activities in the area.