Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
100 years ago: J.R. Richter Jr. with the Silverton Northern Railroad Co. started to work on the opening of the Gladstone railroad. One of the bridges had yet to be fixed after it was damaged by a slide.
75 years ago: “Gone with the Wind” was selling its last tickets in Durango at the Kiva. Prices were 56 cents, including tax.
50 years ago: A portion of the stock of Western Broadcasting Corp. was being sold to three Ohio investors.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
