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"The Binder at work in the oats near Eagle, Colo" as remembered by Alda Borah. From the left to right, from photo caption: Leo Daugherty's sister, Mildred Nutt, and Leo Daugherty. There are three horses pulling the binder with Mildred on the seat. Leo is peeking up behind the horses wearing a hat.
42. Gather 'Round
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A photograph of the flour mill built by the Doll brothers' in Gypsum. Most of the Eagle Valley would get flour from the Dolls, who also had one of the largest horse barns in the county. A man is standing on the small bridge with a cast in the water, while another sits atop a horse on the other side. The photograph is severely bleached and has begun peeling at the sides from its attachment to a heavy cardstock.
"Typical of the times, the Doll brothers...
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A group of people and some children stand in front of the Vienna Laundry located at 809 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. (The Tabor Opera House is located at 308 Harrison Avenue.) A wood plank sidewalk is visible in front of the businesses with other buildings and homes visible behind the laundry. Marked in the group is Mary Grant (Borah). This particular area is now a street corner.
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Red Cliff, Colorado is one of the oldest towns in Eagle County beginning in 1879. The town was the original county seat until 1921, after the fourth and final election deciding to move to Eagle. Red Cliff was bolstered in its early days by a booming mining business, hotels, and travelers through the mountains. Red Cliff's immediate neighbor was the now-abandoned mining town of Gilman, which was shut down by the EPA in the 1980s and declared a Superfund...
50. Potato sacks
51. Downtown
52. Chapter 2: Avon
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Gilman, Colorado, is now an abandoned mining town perched on a high cliff viewable from Highway 24 between Red Cliff and Minturn, CO. Its history dates back to the beginning of the state and mining has always been its chief industry. The mining changed over the years as well, from silver and gold, to zinc, lead, and other precious metals. The 1930s through 1950s were years of prosperity for the small company town and its residents; at one time, Gilman...