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Broken track and ties resulting from the rockfall from Lionshead Rock. On March 4, 2014, a large section of the rock broke away from the local landmark and landed on the railway tracks below. The 30 foot boulder missed the Eagle River and nearby houses.
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The Santa Maria children on what was once part of Lionshead Rock in Minturn. On March 4, 2014, a large section of the rock broke away from the local landmark and landed on the railway tracks below. The 30 foot boulder missed the Eagle River and nearby houses.
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Abandoned Minturn Bus Line bus parked on the old road between Bells Camp and Red Cliff, October 1996. The Minturn Bus Line ran between Minturn and Gilman, taking workers to the Gilman mines. The Minturn Line was owned by Bert Winters. "The bus line between Red Cliff and Gilman was a separate entity, for a long time owned by Mr. Neff and, eventually, by Ralph Henderson." -- Bud Beck "Bud, Buster, our grandson, Conrad, and I walked the old road from...
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Coleman truck parked in front of the Battle Mountain Trading Post, Minturn, Colorado, May 2004. The truck has antlers piled on the bed.
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Bud and Buster Beck, left to right, standing at the Rod & Gun Club, Minturn, Colorado. The Rod & Gun Club became Maloit Park. Jeep in the background.
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Mabel, Carol "Bobbye," and Don Ginther posed in front of automobile. Donald Burdett Ginther was born Nov. 3, 1910, in Belvidere, Nebraska. He married Mabel Gehr on June 30, 1930. They lived in Minturn while Don worked as a miner at Gilman. Carol Ginther married Russell Beck.
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Tai and Lucy Santa Maria standing at the base of the boulder that fell from Lionshead Rock near Minturn. On March 4, 2014, a large section of the rock broke away from the local landmark and landed on the railway tracks below. The 30 foot boulder missed the Eagle River and nearby houses.
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Broken rail track which occurred when part of Lionshead rock fell. On March 4, 2014, a large section of the rock broke away from the local landmark and landed on the railway tracks below. The 30 foot boulder missed the Eagle River and nearby houses.
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Coleman truck parked in front of the Battle Mountain Trading Post, Minturn, Colorado, January 2004. "I remember that Walt Owen had an International two-ton truck with a Coleman front end. It was a County vehicle,... later turned into a wrecker. The tires on that Coleman truck are about what I thought they would be. Back in those days that was a pretty big tire; they were said to have cost $100.00 apiece and I believe that Gates was the only...

10. Rileys

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Hugh Riley, Fr. Leberer, and Margaret Riley, holding baby, Anthony Beck, outside St. Patrick's Church, Minturn, Colorado, 1957, following Anthony's baptism.
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Floyd Beck and Eleanor Frances McLaughlin in Minturn, Colorado, in the early 1960s.
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Ginther family members standing by two automobiles. The first three children, from left to right, are: Carol "Bobbye" Ginther [Beck] 3 yrs. old; Harold Ginther 7 yrs. old; Dorothy Ginther [Ross] 5 yrs. old. The road is unpaved.
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Studio portrait of Donald and Mabel Ginther taken for their 58th wedding anniversary on Dec. 12, 1988. After retirement, they moved from Minturn to Salida, Colorado, where this photo was taken. Don worked at Gilman and then for the Climax mine. He was also a handy man. He built a corner cupboard for Angela Beck to house some of Ollie Meyer's china. Mabel worked at the Minturn Post Office for Tad Collins. Their daughter, Carol, married Russell...