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A bird's-eye view of Kent with a few buildings visible, hayfields in foreground.
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Jack Flynn and Bill McHatton fence-sitting at the Kent station house, 1917. Inscription reads: "College chums."
3. John Flynn
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John Flynn standing next to the signal at Kent (near Wolcott). John was a railroad telegrapher and a veteran of World War I.
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The Great K & A Train Robbery was filmed in Glenwood Canyon in 1926. Tom Mix, the star, did his own stunts, including some on a moving train, that thrilled those watching.
James J. Flynn was the fireman on the train in the film. He had a picture of Tom Mix with the train crew which he submitted to the Green Light, a magazine for Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad employees. The magazine no longer exists but this clipping of the article was...
5. Ralph Sparks
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Ralph Sparks standing in front of the section house at Kent.
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Man holding a sign at the Kent section house, possibly on his way to enlist (World War I). The sign reads: "This much is solid: O. R. T. Divn 4" [Ordnance Removal Training]
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Railroad employees building a bridge. Railroad ties and building materials are visible in the foreground. The inscription reads: "Building Turkey Creek Bridge" which raises some questions about accuracy given that Turkey Creek is at Red Cliff and this photo is identified as Kent.
8. Derailment
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Train derailment with work train and crane in place.
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Kate Flynn, Lucy Cooper, and Mary "Molly" Flynn standing at the Kent section house. Mary died February 10, 1914, from a sudden illness. Lucy [Lucille Theresa Cooper] married George Donald Collett. Their son, George Donald Collett, Jr., was born January 7, 1915.
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Harriett Nelson at the Kent section house on July 4th, 1918, back from a day in Eagle.
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"Margurite and Kate" Flynn standing in front of a stack of railroad ties at Wolcott in 1918.
12. Snow plow
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Snow plow on the tracks at Minturn, Colorado, 1919.
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The Flynn men on Christmas day 1917 at Kent. Railroad track is at right foreground. Inscription reads: "Flynn & Co." William R. Flynn died in 1905 so the older gentleman is not he.
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Two men sitting on either side of a crew car at Kent.
15. The "Local"
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The local D.&R.G. train, stopped at Wolcott. Posed by the engine, from left: John Anderson, Henery Fremier and Bill Flynn.
16. Road to Kent
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The road to the Kent section house (in the distance), later the property of Leonard Horn.
17. Two engines
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Two engines and a coal car at Minturn, 1919.
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Frank McGloffin and Kate Flynn standing in front of the Wolcott station. There is a dog (possibly Jack the dog) behind Frank's legs. The sign to the left is for: "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office."
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Kate Flynn and Tom Gill posing at the Glenwood Springs train station while attending Stawberry Day 1917. Kate and Tom were married in 1921. Tom worked for the Bulding and Bridge Department of the D. & R. G. Railroad, based in Wolcott.
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Earnest [Cook] in uniform and Billy [Flynn] standing at the section house at Kent.