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: The Reading Club would meet with Mrs. Rex Mollette at the usual hour and location.
75 years ago: Livestock sales in the San Juan Basin were “holding steady” with lower hog prices, a good market and feeders in demand.
50 years ago: Piano solos in the Smiley auditorium kicked off the 39th annual Fine Arts Festival.
25 years ago: More than 100 people attended a community planning meeting to find solutions for the increased growth in the Animas Valley.
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.
