Coal Tipple at Waterville

Creator

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Contributing Institution

David Larrabee Collection

Document Type

Image

Identifier

1941c MEC Coal Tower Waterville 002

Description

Fuel for the fires..... MEC Gondolas in the foreground apparently contain replenishment for the tipple. I only know of one other wooden tipple still standing in North America and that is at Chama, New Mexico on the 3 foot Cumbres and Toltec. Many of the concrete ones still name the landscape at numerous locations. The wooden ones were quickly taken down. I suspect they were considered a serious fire hazard. /DL

Broad Creation Date

ca. 1941

Location

Waterville