Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum

75 years ago: The Durango Elks Lodge met and announced newly-elected officers for the coming year.

50 years ago: Durango had a part of its fallout protection system analyzed to guard against the possibility of an atomic attack.

25 years ago: Durango Police Department received a report of kids throwing rocks at the train from behind La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.