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Howard McCain and his 1923 Chevy (license plate 1929), taken at Eagle High School on Broadway in Eagle.
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The 1940 Eagle High School 6-man football team scrimmaging at "Eagle Ball Park" [verso of photo]. No. 9 is Alan "Dutch" Stein; No. 5 is Arves Coffee [spelling checked in Lux Aquilae 1940]. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking northwest from a Bellyache viewpoint towards Eby Creek, the Eagle River is running through midfield. The road bridge is at center with the railroad bridge north of it. The railroad water tank is visible at the left. The Nogal-Ping hotel is on the corner of Capitol Streeth, the first lefthand turn up the hill. This is before Hwy 6 & 24 was built. In order to get to Wolcott further east, one had to cross the Eagle River here.
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Roy McDougall in an automobile in Eagle [possibly Capitol Street].
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West side of Broadway in Eagle. The Dice Building is at the far left. Sam Lemon is standing at right. Inscription says "Len on horse."
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...
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Sadie Figgins and Bessie Green standing by a house in Eagle, Colorado, 1918. Sadie married Alexander Macdonell.
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The Forest Service office and house built by Ranger Brown in 1937. This photo was printed on Dec. 31, 1941.
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Taken August 2, 2011, looking through the first story interior. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets...
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Taken August 2, 2011, the corner of Capitol and Grand (Hwy 6). Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets...
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Corral and Ranger Station at Yeoman Park near Eagle, Colorado. Photo labeled: Yeoman R. Sta, lower right corner. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bertha McCain, in bonnet and apron, holding Howard McCain's hand as they go to feed the chickens on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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"Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation 'Red Mountain Ranch' and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde's brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Ella, were the caretakers for the ranch. Located about 4 miles east of Eagle, the property featured a magnificent ranch house (which burned to the ground...
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A group of men examine the aftermath of the Eagle Valley Enterprise building fire. The Dice building is at midfield. "A devastating fire on January 13, 1932, destroyed the newspaper office on Broadway. The fire started in an adjacent dry-cleaning shop and wiped out several main street businesses. George Carlow sounded the fire alarm, but the town's limited fire equipment malfunctioned in the freezing termperatures. The building was a complete loss....
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The McCain house on Wall Street with upstiars and living room additions. Tricycle is parked in the front yard.
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Jack and Ella Layton standing in front of their house in Eagle, Colorado. Jack arrived in Eagle County [then part of Summit County] in 1879. He prospected, hunted and fished on Brush Creek, arriving "early enough to see Indians." [Eagle County History, 1940] He married his wife, Ella, on August 5, 1891. Together, they ranched and lived in Eagle.
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Taken August 2, 2011, front door of the hotel with stairway. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets and...
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Taken August 2, 2011, the Aspen Democrat-times, Oct. 25, 1924, from the hotel. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and...
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Girl Scouts in a formal pose in Eagle. Front row, left to right: Peggy Randall (Buchau), Barbara Dorn, Mary Lyn Buchholz (WInfrey), Donna Randall, Maxine Chambers Second row, left to right: Joy Gamble, Irene Ping (Kimmenau), [unknown], Margie Macdonnell (Morris), Rita Randall Back row, left to right: [flag holder unknown], Georgia Nimon, Nancy Dorn, Dorothy Rule (leader), Paula Randall, Joyce Allen, Evelyn Rule
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The Lloyd Ranch house, possible during a 4th of July celebration. The band is waiting to play by the gazebo.