Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
50 years ago: A 5½-hour raft race from the Jaycee campground to Aztec was characterized by “excitement and spills,” with only six of the 15 original contestants able to complete the full route.
25 years ago: A man who was found dead in the Animas River near Farmington was reportedly not the same man who allegedly jumped off the Ninth Street bridge a month before, contrary to rumored suspicions.
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.
