Salida Centennial Photo Collection

Salida, Colorado celebrated its centennial in 1980. The Salida Centennial Committee compiled this collection of old photographs to help preserve the history of Salida and the surrounding areas. Photos were donated from: • Frank Thomson • Donna Nevens • Salida Museum • Alice Chinn • Salida Fire Department • Josephine Soukup (Kratky) • Ernest Brownson • Alta Proctor • Janice Pennington • Dick Dixon

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Family with Shrub in Background
Photograph of unidentified family: mother and father with two young children. Father is holding rifle. Janice Pennington Collection.
Family with Tree in Background
Photograph of unidentified family: mother and father with two young children. Janice Pennington Collection.
Foundations for the Denver & Rio Grande's Roundhouse in Salida
Foundations for the roundhouse, Salida, Colorado, dated August 1, 1923. The 20-stall standard-gauge roundhouse was constructed in 1900, east of the narrow-gauge roundhouse. By the date of this photograph, August 1, 1923, a new eight-stall roundhouse addition was being constructed as a separate building; however it shared the 100-foot turntable with the original standard-gauge roundhouse. The 100-foot turntable replaced the original 80-foot turntable in 1917. Forms were set up to pour concrete for locomotive service pits, and brick was used to construct the building walls. A steam-powered shovel was used to cut back the hillside next to Cottonwood Gulch (sometimes referred to as “Rattlesnake Gulch”). Harry Williams Collection.
Foundations for the Denver & Rio Grande's Roundhouse in Salida
The 20-stall standard-gauge roundhouse was constructed in 1900, east of the narrow-gauge roundhouse. In this photograph, dated August 28, 1923, a new eight-stall roundhouse addition was being constructed as a separate building; however it shared the 100-foot turntable with the original standard-gauge roundhouse. The 100-foot turntable replaced the original 80-foot turntable in 1917. Forms were set up to pour concrete for locomotive service pits, and brick was used to construct the walls of the Roundhouse. A steam-powered shovel was used to cut back the hillside next to Cottonwood Gulch (sometimes referred to as “Rattlesnake Gulch”). Harry Williams Collection.
Foundations for the Denver & Rio Grande's Roundhouse in Salida
The 20-stall standard-gauge roundhouse was constructed in 1900, east of the narrow-gauge roundhouse. By the date of this photograph, August 28, 1923, a new eight-stall roundhouse addition was being constructed as a separate building; however it shared the 100-foot turntable with the original standard-gauge roundhouse. The 100-foot turntable replaced the original 80-foot turntable in 1917. Forms were set up to pour concrete for locomotive service pits, and brick was used to construct the building walls. A steam-powered shovel was used to cut back the hillside next to Cottonwood Gulch (sometimes referred to as “Rattlesnake Gulch”). In this photograph, a large locomotive backshop was under construction behind the new roundhouse addition. The backshop, currently part of a lime products plant, is virtually the only railroad-built structure of significance remaining in Salida, other than the original portion of the hospital. A standard-gauge rotary snowplow sat behind the 1900 roundhouse, where a glimpse of the roof of the D&RG hospital is also visible. Harry Williams Collection.
Foundations for the Denver & Rio Grande's Roundhouse in Salida
The 20-stall standard-gauge roundhouse was constructed in 1900, east of the narrow-gauge roundhouse. By the date of this photograph, August 1, 1923, a new eight-stall roundhouse addition was being constructed as a separate building; however it shared the 100-foot turntable with the original standard-gauge roundhouse. The 100-foot turntable replaced the original 80-foot turntable in 1917. Forms were set up to pour concrete for locomotive service pits, and brick was used to construct the building walls. A steam-powered shovel was used to cut back the hillside next to Cottonwood Gulch (sometimes referred to as “Rattlesnake Gulch”). Harry Williams Collection.
Funeral for Albert Hanks
Date corresponds with the death of Albert Edmund Hanks. This scene is inside the Methodist – Episcopal Church, the second building of three at the present location. The present building was erected in 1899, the first being demolished in 1888. Photo is marked “to Jesse Hanks” August 15, 1898. Salida Museum Association Collection.
Garland Stove & Range
Man standing at a Garland Range. Josephine Soukup Collection.
Girl Standing in a Field of Sun-Dried Bricks
Brick making was often a family business that included children, parents, and maybe a hired hand or two. Sun-dried bricks were stacked, 20,000-50,000 at a time, creating their own kiln. Plastered with mud to limit air, a fire was kindled and carefully monitored to harden bricks. Janice Pennington Collection.
H Street School
This is the H Street School, which was built in the western part of town between Seventh and Eighth streets. Completed in 1892, the $20,000 structure housed the Salida Public High School on the second floor until 1910. Elementary classrooms were located in the partial basement and on the first floor. In 1920, the school was renamed “Longfellow,” after the American poet. After the present elementary school was constructed in 1957, the historic Longfellow School was razed in 1966. Alice Chinn Collection.
H Street School Class Photo
H Street School class photo, September 23, 1896. The H Street School was renamed Longfellow in 1920. Front Row: • Neil Ramsey • Oliver Jones • Frank Fox • William Woodside • George Asher • John Kilgore • Murray Gallagher • Clyde Spain • Ed Owen • George Phillips • Gel Hathaway Second Row: • George Burgess • Irene Hallock • Trix Brown • Leona Hunter • Mannie Auberson • Stella Carmine • Bessie Bell • unknown Third Row (seated): • Thomas McCracken • Mary Thomas • Winnie Wenz • Mary Hindman • Chester Dooley • Grace Tracy • Kate Welch Fourth Row: • Lena Rout • Miss Baer • Maud Smith • Gertie Jones • Maggie Linton • Bess Hodgman • Etta Wilson Two boys standing: • Joe Fein • George Disman. Alta Proctor Collection.
Haight & Churcher Furniture and Undertakers
Haight & Churcher specialized in home furnishing sales and had a woodworking shop in which they produced a small amount of furniture. As a natural spin-off, they were the only coffin makers in Salida – so they became morticians as well. If people didn’t like what was in stock, the store would order fancy furniture and coffins for people who were willing to wait. Frank Churcher is driving. Frank Thomson Collection.

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