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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. He is moving timber and rocks to open the roadway. There are two dates listed, 1939 and 1940
Verso: "Holy Cross City Road 1940, County cat working at army log road;" on duplicate photo: "Say a 'cat' can't do it" "County cat building road to Holy Cross City 1939"
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Heavy equipment on a slope of Battle Mountain during road construction (1939-1940). Man and dog are walking in right foreground; graders and tractors moving dirt.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Unidentified man standing next to the road being constructed to Holy Cross City. The County "cat" is leveling the roadbed.
Verso: "Don't know the man but cat working building Army log road"
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Graders and tractors creating roads on the steep sides of Battle Mountain, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo labeled 281260; verso stamp 4400
A man driving a tractor is cutting a road through trees. Stacked logs are at left.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better...
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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. Another man is seated on the cat, as well. The angle of the terrain is impressively visible. Two dates: 1939 and 1940.
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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City.
Verso: "Building the road to Holy Cross City"
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George Nimon on caterpillar tractor during road construction in Eagle County, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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George Nimon driving road construction equipment in Eagle County.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Road construction in Eagle County. Side view of the tractor and grader used in the process.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
11) Grading Roads
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First use of mechanized graders on gravel roads in Eagle County, Colorado.
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Harold Steinmeyer directing road clearing on the lower road to Rock Creek. Highway 24 is in the background.
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George Nimon on Holt tractor during road construction on Brush Creek.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
