▁the ▁historical ▁story ▁of ▁Mont rose . ▁▁ ▁For ▁research ers ▁the ▁museum ▁holds ▁local ▁newsp apers ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁photos , ▁a ▁data ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁buildings ▁from ▁first ▁built ▁until ▁today , ▁local ▁publications , ▁and ▁records ▁on ▁file . ▁ ▁Many ▁fac ets ▁of ▁Mont rose ▁area ▁history ▁are ▁expl ored ▁within ▁the ▁museum , ▁including ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁hom est ead ers , ▁far mers , ▁ran ch ers , ▁rail road ers , ▁and ▁min ers . ▁▁ ▁A ▁tour ▁inside ▁the ▁old ▁dep ot ▁gives ▁a ▁hint ▁of ▁what ▁life ▁was ▁like ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁in ▁Mont rose . ▁ ▁The ▁ticket ▁room , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁rail road ▁room , ▁contains ▁original ▁survey ▁equipment ▁from ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁G unn ison ▁T unnel , ▁cam eras , ▁min ers ▁tools ▁and ▁rail road ▁memor abil ia . ▁ ▁The ▁elect rical ▁room ▁features ▁rare ▁memor abil ia ▁from ▁Am es , ▁Colorado , ▁the ▁first ▁altern ating ▁current ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Up st airs ▁contains ▁the ▁ant ique ▁to ys , ▁doll s , ▁school ▁items , ▁and ▁music ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁grand ▁piano ▁from ▁the ▁Gray ▁family , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Ed ison ▁Ph on ograph , ▁and ▁a ▁rare ▁Vict rola ▁player . ▁The ▁fre ight ▁room ▁contains ▁the ▁original ▁fre ight ▁scale , ▁farm ▁tools , ▁s add les , ▁more ▁tools ,