Durango (Colo.)

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Silent color film depicting scenes from around Durango, Colorado including Fort Lewis College, Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and Mesa Verde National Park.

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Silent color film depicting views from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, as well as scenes from around Ouray, Colorado.

Abstract Lester (Bus) Gardenswartz (1906-1981 SSI) was born to Morris and Mary Gardenswartz in Denver, Colorado. The family moved to Durango in 1921, where his father bought a hardware store. Bus graduated from Durango High School in 1924, then returned to Denver to attend the University of Denver. However, he soon dropped out to work for his uncle's pawn shop, called Solomon Loan Company. In 1927, Bus married Hazel Edelstein, and the couple settled in Durango where they opened a sporting goods...

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Peg Mudgett reminisces on growing up in Leadville, Colorado near the mines there until moving to Durango to attend college at Fort Lewis College. Reflects on life in a mining camp owned by the town smelters, learning Spanish from Mexican workers, cutting down and decorating Christmas trees, her days in school, and riding in sleighs. Describes her encounter with Baby Doe Tabor in a grocery store.

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) stands with a group of men attending the Rural Electricification Administration meeting in Durango, Colorado in September, 1963. Harvey McPhail, wearing a hat, faces the senator. McPhail was the Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation during the Truman Administration. Ross Darling stands to the right of the senator. David A. Hamil, former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives as well as Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, stands next...

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An unidentified man reads a plaque on The Gardenswartz Building in Durango, Colorado about the building's history.

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An unidentified couple walk in front of the Gardenswartz Building in Durango, Colorado.

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Plaque in Durango, Colorado that says: "Gardenswartz Memorial Bridge, They loved "God's country" and its people, Lester J. "Bus" Gardenswartz, 1906 - 1981, Hazel Gardenswartz, 1907 - 1981, Shalom [Hebrew word] Peace."

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Gardenswartz Memorial Bridge in Durango, Colorado.

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Gardenswartz Bridge in Durango, Colorado.