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301) Salida Train Wreck
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’,...
302) 324 E. 2nd Street
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Real estate appraisal card. 324 E. 2nd Street, lots 20-21, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This card is mislabeled 342 E. 2nd Street.
In 1888, Albert Edmund Hanks erected what was described as "a commodious two-story eight room frame residence" on this site at a cost of $1,500. Mr. Hanks, born in 1847 in Connecticut, married Mary E. Harvey, a childhood friend. The couple had seven children. The family moved to Colorado due to a decline in Albert's...
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An image of Salida after 1900.
From the Bob Rush Collection.
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A photograph taken from Tenderfoot Mountain of Salida after a snowstorm. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
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Image of F Street and downtown Salida after a snow storm. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
306) Arkansas River
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A view of the Arkansas River from the C.R. 166 Bridge in Salida, Colorado.
This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
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The Famous Joe Furphy's Cafe and Western Wear shop, located at the intersection of Highways 50 and 291 in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
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The Famous Joe Furphy's Cafe and Western Wear shop, located at the intersection of Highways 50 and 291 in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
309) 101 F Street
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Real estate appraisal card. 101 F Street, part of lots 10-13, block 22, in Salida, Colorado.
In 1886, S.B. Westerfield (a mayor of Salida) erected this building on the site previously occupied by W.W. Roller's real estate agency. In August, the Salida Weekly Mail reported: 'The building will be two stories high and contain five offices on the second floor. The front glass will be plate, seven feet high, and an iron front will be used. The main entrance...
310) 101 Lower F Street
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Real estate appraisal card. 101 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 14-16, block 4, in Salida, Colorado.
On December 30, 1890, the Salida Mail observed, 'No building has added more to the appearance of the town than the one constructed by N.R. Twitchell on his property at the corner of F and 1st Streets. Some unsightly one-story wooden holdings occupied this corner until this spring when they were swept out by fire. The fire proved to be a blessing...
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In 1883, Salida (no longer South Arkansas) was growing in three directions from the river. The Craig Opera House is at the corner of Second and F Streets and the Presbyterian Church, the first designed for religious services, is a little white frame building at the corner of Third and F Streets. A few days after this photo was taken in mid-May, the F Street bridge was seriously damaged by normal spring runoff when two sections were ripped from the...
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A view of Salida, Colorado taken from the Arkansas Hills. Denver & Rio Grande Cattle Lots are visible, as is the Edison Electric Light Company smoke stacks.
Bob Rush Collection.
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A view of Salida from Tenderfoot Mountain.
Bob Rush Collection.
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A bird's eye view of Salida looking southeast. The Denver and Rio Grande rail yards are in foreground. This image is from the Salida Museum's Negatives Collection.
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A bird's eye view of Salida and the Denver & Rio Grande railyards taken from Tenderfoot Mountain. The D&RG Railroad Depot, Monte Cristo Hotel, Hotel Denton, and D&RG Hospital are all visible. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
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Bird's eye view of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, 1882. Population 1500 and 7,456 feet above sea level. Published by J.J. Stoner, Madison, Wisconsin, 1882. Lithographers Beck & Pauli. Includes notes by Thomas Nevens.
This map is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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A bird's eye view of Salida taken from Tenderfoot Mountain. This image is from the Salida Museum Negatives Collection.
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A view of the town of Salida, Colorado, with Methodist Mountain in the background.
Bob Rush Collection.
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A view of Salida, Colorado from Tenderfoot Mountain.
Bob Rush Collection.
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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows – during a statewide convention – parade up F Street October 15, 1894, preceded by dignitaries in carriages and followed by one of Salida’s marching bands. Six years after the disastrous 1888 fire, there appears to be construction work in the lot on the corner of Second and F Streets where the Knights of Pythias building stands today. Alger’s Drug Store is in the J. H. Collins building (with the large awning)...
