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Drea Clements pottery
Local studio potter Drea Clements looks to mountains, ocean for her work.
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And the West is History
Photo: Downtown Rodeo – Ca. 1890
Durango was first and foremost a railroad town, owing its existence to the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. With area ranching, it was and still remains a cowboy town as…
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Photos: Monoliths in La Plata County?
And the West is History
Photo: World War II Enlistment Ceremony – June 7, 1942
Exactly six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, marking the U.S. entrance into World War II, Naval induction ceremonies were held in more than 500 cities across the country…
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Photos: Winter fun in Buckley Park
And the West is History
Photo: Gem Theater Crowd – Ca. 1916
In the early 1900s, people didn’t have many entertainment options at home. Until radio came along in the late 1920s, they really needed to get out into the town to…
And the West is History
Photo: Smelter Mountain Fiery Cross – 1925
At first glance, there is nothing particularly remarkable about this nighttime picture of downtown Durango with Smelter Mountain in the background. The downtown streets are barely discernible and there isn’t…
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Snowy Durango
A winter storm catches drivers in Durango and La Plata County by surprise with heavy snow Saturday.
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Photo: Upgrade gives cellular network more power
Alonso Valencia with Velex of Albuquerque installs new AT&T 5G cellular network equipment Tuesday on the radio tower next to Rim Drive on the Fort Lewis College campus. Valencia and…
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Photo: Main Avenue paving – 1924
Durango was organized in September 1880, but the main thoroughfare through downtown wasn’t paved until 44 years later in June 1924. This photo shows the progress being made by the…
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Durango High School football state championship
Durango High School football wins the CHSAA Class 3A state championship, defeating Roosevelt High School on Saturday in Pueblo.
And the West is History
Photo: Lightner Creek Train Wreck –1919
In the early morning hours of Sept. 8, 1919, engineer Ralph Peake was guiding his Rio Grande Southern locomotive No. 217 down the tracks heading home to Durango after a…
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Photos: Keeping spirits up
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4 Corners Cyclocross Series
Riders compete in the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series race on Saturday at Durango Mesa.
And the West is History
Photo: Pagosa Hot Springs – Ca. 1885
In the Southern Ute language “pah gosah” translates to “healing waters” or possibly as a Ute elder once translated the phrase as “water (pah) that has a bad smell (gosah).”…
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Durango football state quarterfinal win
Durango High School defeats Lutheran High School on Saturday in the quarter final playoff game at DHS.
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Photo: Fairgrounds COVID-19 testing site can serve up to 250 people a day
Staff members with San Juan Basin Public Health and the La Plata County Emergency Operations Center close down the new COVID-19 drive-thru testing site Thursday at the La Plata County…
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Photo: Silverton Gladstone & Northerly RR –1905
Most people know that the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad built the line from Durango into Silverton, but many are unaware that three other distinct narrow gauge railroads were built…
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Durango High School football
Durango High School football defeats Canon City High School on Friday night at DHS.
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Photo: Grooming the slopes at Purgatory Resort
Sam Williams, director of mountain operations at Purgatory Resort, drives a snowcat while grooming snow Thursday morning at the ski area. The mountain received 20 inches from recent storms and…
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Photo: Jets fly over Durango on Veterans Day
Four F-16 jets head toward Durango on Wednesday to fly over Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 in honor of Veterans Day. The jets, flying in formation, made a low…
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Photo: Southern Ute Bear Dance – Ca. 1918
Though undated, this picture taken in Ignacio is thought to be from around 1918. The Bear Dance is a Southern Ute ceremonial dance that can be traced as far back…
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Photos: Catching air at Vallecito Reservoir
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