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The Spreading Eagle was the student produced and edited newsletter of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers. This issue was published in 1932. No yearbooks for Eagle High School have been found that account for all of the 1930s, and during these years, it appears that the Spreading Eagle also shared this function: aside...
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The Spreading Eagle was the student produced and edited newsletter of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers. This particular issue focuses on commencement and the end of the school year with details of the commencement banquet, highlights of the senior class, class will, sports updates, and a review of the senior play....
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The Spreading Eagle was the student produced and edited newsletter of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers. This issue was printed on bold red paper, most likely for Christmas. Students also included New Years resolutions in this edition. One page of the newsletter is dedicated to alumni who were currently fighting...
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The first edition of the "Baby Echo" from May 11, 1945. The "Baby Echo" was "edited by the Minturn Eighth Grade." It served as a sister publication to the Minturn High School's "Echo" newsletter. It is unclear how many editions of the "Baby Echo" were published.
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Narrative account of the history of Eagle by Roberta Depp, a recipient of the Nimon-Walker award for residents of Eagle County and their contributions to local history. Depp has written several accounts of history and the early pioneers of the county.
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Frank Austin Doll writes to Jim Nimon about the beginnings of his family's ranch, what the valley looked like when his family first arrived, and the history of how the ranches, land, and communities came to be.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 30,000 shares in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on January 10, 1917, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 32,600 shares in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on January 10, 1917, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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Volume V, No. 5 of "The Echo," the official newsletter for the Minturn High School, published on May 17, 1945. "The Echo" was the sister publication of the "Baby Echo." The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers. This particular issue focuses on commencement and the end of the school year with details of the commencement highlights of the senior class, class will,...
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The poem "The Ending of Sin" was originally written by Grace Nottingham and printed in the Denver Post, sometime between 1900-1920. This copy was created by Esther Klatt, a teacher in Eagle County. Both women were members of influential ranching families in the area.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 11,100 shares in the Harvard Gold Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on August 26, 1893, by the secretary and president of the company.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 10,000 shares in the Horse Mountain Mining & Milling Corporation. The certificate was signed on May 31, 1919, by the secretary and president of the company.
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Herman Newquist's family arrived in the Eagle Valley around 1920. The family would homestead near Bellyache Mountain and Herman has described his childhood, family, and events of the area in several small manuscripts. This manuscript focuses on the years of pilgrimages up Mount of the Holy Cross led by Dr. O.W. Randall or "Doc Randall". The Tigiwon shelter and community house, built during the Great Depression, became a focal point for gatherings...
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Ella May Albertson's family was one of the first to settle in the Burns area. In this letter dated March 1, 1956, Ella shares personal stories of the community of characters she grew up with. This first-hand account is very special in that Ella shares her own personal experiences and memories of pioneer life and growing up.
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The last section of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" pays homage to the other towns and communities scattered throughout the Vail & Eagle River Valleys. Many towns precede Vail's history by as much as a century and provide context to the people, communities, economy, and growth of the area as well as the movement of people and industries. What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our towns...