Bob Pierce Collection
These images are from the Bob Pierce Photo Collection. Bob worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad for nearly 48 years as a supervisory agent, stationed at the railroad offices in Salida, Colorado.
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- Salida Train Wreck
- About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck occurred, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’, he slowed the train down from 40 mph to around 10, saving passenger lives. Unfortunately, there was one fatality. Fireman John Mangan was killed when the coal car crushed him and a steam pipe scalded him to death. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Salida Train Wreck
- About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’, he slowed the train down from 40 mph to around 10, saving passenger lives. Unfortunately, there was one fatality. Fireman John Mangan was killed when the coal car crushed him and a steam pipe scalded him to death. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Sharkey the Famous Bucking Bull
- A postcard of Sharkey bucking off another unlucky cowboy. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Six Coyote Pelts
- A man posing with six coyote pelts. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Six Dapper Gentlemen
- A photograph of young Bob Pierce (second from right) with five other men, posing in a studio. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Slim Casky at the Ski-Hi Stampede
- Cowboy Slim Casky at the Ski-Hi Stampede in Monte Vista, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Smoky Branch on Glass Eye
- Cowboy Smoky Branch rides high on Glass Eye. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Snowshed at Marshall Pass
- A snowshed on the rail line up at Marshall Pass. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Storm at Twin Lakes, Colorado
- A view of Twin Lakes, Colorado, looking west. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Storm over Mount Shavano
- A view from the Castle Rock area in Salida looking towards the Sawatch Range. Mounts Shavano, Antero, and Princeton are all visible. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Stout Creek School
- This is Stout Creek School in between Howard and Coaldale in Fremont County, Colorado. The Twin Sisters of the Sangre de Cristo mountains form the background of the photograph. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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- Target Practice at Brown's Canon
- A photograph of a young woman trapshooting at Brown's Canon (near Stone Bridge) in Chaffee County, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.