Colorado River Archive Search Results
Showing
41 - 46
of 46
, query time: 0.02s
41. Colorado River
Format:
Image
Colorado River at Burns, Colorado
42. Drowning
Format:
Image
Tree that marked the final resting place of a Navajo Indian who was working for the D& RGW Railroad and was drowned in the river. A wooden cross marking the grave was placed in the dead tree, but was not evident in 1989.
43. Drowning
Format:
Image
Tree Marking Navajo Indian grave near Burns, Colorado, in 1989.
44. Burns
Format:
Image
A postcard print view of the Grand (now Colorado) River at Burns, or Burns Hole, around 1915. The old post office is visible on the right.
45. Train in canyon
Format:
Image
A Zephyr wreck in Glenwood Canyon. On March 29, 1968, a passenger train was passing through Glenwood Canyon near Grizzly Creek when it derailed. Two of the diesel locomotives, F9A 5774 and F9B 5773, were later retired and sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Company out of Denver in May of 1969. Motorists can be seen on the other side of the river observing the wreck,
Format:
Image
"Along The River Road Near McCOY, Colo." This postcard was sent from a Katherine to Mr. James Murphy of Elgin, Illinois. It is dated July, 17, 1913, and was sent from McCoy.
Verso of the postcard reads:
"Well Jim how do you stand the warm weather. I don't know what it is to be hot. but I suppose when I get home I will make up for it. Katherine"