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C. G. Lott – Albuquerque Pioneer Watchman and Secondhand Dealer

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Lott was an Albuquerque pioneer who arrived in 1881, served as a Santa Fe Railroad watchman, and later ran a secondhand business before his death in 1912. [1][2]

Rogers, 81 North Arno Street in Albuquerque, from general debility incident to old age [1][2]. Thirty-one years earlier, he arrived in Albuquerque from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the city was a small village, and entered the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad as a general watchman [1][2]. For many years he was a familiar figure at the little red frame depot, known for his courteous treatment of passengers [1][2]. After leaving the railroad, he engaged in the secondhand business on First Street between Central and Tijeras avenues, retiring about fifteen years before his death [1][2].

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  1. Image 4 of Albuquerque morning journal (Albuquerque, N.M.), June 27, 1912 (1912) · details
    r F0U3 REAL OLD PIONEER C G Lott Who Came to Al buquerque ThirtyOne Years Ago Dead Was Eighty Years of Age Last night at 9 oclock C a Lott aged 10 yearn died at th residence of his daughter Mm W K Rogprs 81 North Arno street from general de
  2. Image 4 of Albuquerque morning journal (Albuquerque, N.M.), June 27, 1912 (1912) · details
    r F0U3 REAL OLD PIONEER C G Lott Who Came to Al buquerque ThirtyOne Years Ago Dead Was Eighty Years of Age Last night at 9 oclock C a Lott aged 10 yearn died at th residence of his daughter Mm W K Rogprs 81 North Arno street from general de
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