Photos: The family of Thomas Dugat, train bandit
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Thomas Dugat died May 15, 1922, while attempting to rob the Golden State Limited train near Jaynes station. The other members of his gang were eventually rounded up. Dugat was desperate for funds to save his struggling ranch and support his family after his recent health troubles. Here is a look at his history and family.
Helen and Thomas Dugat
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Wedding photo of Helen and Thomas Dugat circa 1903.
Thomas and Helen Dugat 1905
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Helen Dugat either worked in or ran a tuberculosis sanitarium while living in Tucson. This is an early picture of Thomas & Helen among T.B. patients at her sanatarium in 1905. The arrow points to Thomas.
Thomas Dugat
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Around the time Helen was working in the Sanitarium, Thomas Dugat had a dairy out on Silver Bell Road called the "Lone Star Dairy."
Thomas and Helen Dugat with infant Corinne
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Thomas & Helen Dugat left Tucson in 1905 and settled in San Diego where they lived from 1905 to about 1915. It was here that they adopted the infant Corinne. Thomas, Helen and newly adopted Corinne in San Diego about 1915.
Location of the Dugat goat ranch
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The arrow points to the approximate location of the Dugat goat ranch. High end housing is in the area today.
Corinne Dugat
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Around 1915, the Dugat family relocated to Tucson and Thomas started his goat ranch out on the end of Sweetwater road (West Sweetwater Drive as it is now called). Corinne at about age 5 with her dog at that ranch. According to her son, "(Corinne) spent the happiest first eight years of her life on that ranch with her dogs & the beautiful desert."
Dugat goat ranch
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Image of the Dugat goat ranch.
Dugat goat ranch
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Image of the Dugat goat ranch.
Dugat goat ranch
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Image of the Dugat goat ranch.
Corinne (Dugat) Tripp
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Corinne Weibka Dugat, the adopted child of Thomas and Helen Dugat, passed away in 2010.
Helen Dugat
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Helen Dugat in front of "Blackjack's Cave" in the early 1900s.
Blackjack's Cave
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A Google Street View image of the same "Blackjack's Cave" location today.
Blackjack's Cave
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"Blackjack's Cave" in the early 1900s and present day. Left image courtesy of Farrall Smith, right image from Google Street View.
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Thomas and Helen Dugat 1905
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Helen Dugat either worked in or ran a tuberculosis sanitarium while living in Tucson. This is an early picture of Thomas & Helen among T.B. patients at her sanatarium in 1905. The arrow points to Thomas.
Thomas and Helen Dugat with infant Corinne
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Thomas & Helen Dugat left Tucson in 1905 and settled in San Diego where they lived from 1905 to about 1915. It was here that they adopted the infant Corinne. Thomas, Helen and newly adopted Corinne in San Diego about 1915.
Corinne Dugat
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Around 1915, the Dugat family relocated to Tucson and Thomas started his goat ranch out on the end of Sweetwater road (West Sweetwater Drive as it is now called). Corinne at about age 5 with her dog at that ranch. According to her son, "(Corinne) spent the happiest first eight years of her life on that ranch with her dogs & the beautiful desert."
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