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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Magazine pages containing information about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado. Sections include: Unusual Facts, Photo Opportunities From the Train, 2007 Special Events, and Media Contacts.

Date: 2007

Creator: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[Cochran Family Films, No. 5 - Colorado Vacation]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including fishing trips and vacations in Colorado. The film begins with footage of the family socializing and fishing at a boat house and a trip to what appears to be New Mexico where the children swim in a hotel pool (00:00-03:57). The remainder of the film takes place during the family's Colorado vacation (03:57-23:09). The family rides go carts at Pagosa Hot Springs, boards the Denver & Rio Grande train in Durango… more

Date: 1963?

Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds

Creator: Cochran, Jay

Item Type: Video

Location: 38.272038 -108.095435

Partner: UNT Media Library

[Engine No. 476 at the Durango, Colorado Depot]

Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 476, which headed the mixed train to Silverton, awaits the departure signal at the Durango, Colorado depot.

Date: 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Fay and E. L. Hunsaker, October 5, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Fay and E. L. Hunsaker thanking them for the honeydew melons they sent and informing them that he is unable to visit the Major Oil & Gas Company at this time.

Date: October 5, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Curt Lewis, July 8, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Curt Lewis discussing oil and gas company policies and recommending that Mr. Mehan visit Durango.

Date: July 8, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Curt Lewis, June 20, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Curt Lewis discussing instructions for setting up the new company.

Date: June 20, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Fay Farrar Hunsaker, November 1, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Fay Farrar Hunsaker informing her that he could not try the candy samples she sent him but donated them to a church fair.

Date: November 1, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Lyda Quinn to I. H. Kempner, 1953]

Letter from Lyda Quinn to I. H. Kempner discussing about the Arthur W. Quinn's ten day trip expenses to entertain the Gulf Agent, Mr. Mc Millan, Mr. Briggs, and Mr. Wilson and requesting the same in check.

Date: 1953

Creator: Quinn, Lyda

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

Four Men with Sled on Mountainside

Copy negative of four men in winter clothes, standing in the snow with a sled. They appear to be on a mountain slope and behind them are trees and other slopes.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph