75 years ago: “No candidates for city councilmen received a majority of the 1,319 votes cast, as required by the city charter. Another election will have to be held in two weeks.”

50 years ago: “In the first operation of its kind, the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad will make a special run of its narrow gauge steam train, The Silverton, for the exclusive benefit of professional photographers.”

25 years ago: “The mystery didn’t linger long on election night, as Leonel Silva, Harrold Shipps and Bob Dolphin were voted onto the Durango City Council by wide margins over three competitors.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.