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This postcard, decorated with a pastoral landscape and flowers, was addressed to Dorothy Shryack by Arline Hodge. There is a short poem on the front of the card that reads, "As you travel on life's broad highway, may each new milestone passed find you happier, wiser, braver and richer than the last."
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This Easter themed postcard was sent to Dorothy Shryack by an unknown sender on April 2, 1912.
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A postcard of the "York Tunnell," located at Leadville. It's possible that the York Tunnel is actually the Yak Tunnel. Several mining buildings are visible, as are some railroad cars. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.
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A postcard of the Basalt Public School. The Basalt Public School was originally located in a small one-room frame structure until the late-1890s. The school was relocated to this building, which sat on the border between Eagle County and Pitkin County. In 1902, the building was expanded from a one-room school house to a four-room, two story brick building, pictured here. The bell was removed from the bell tower in 1914, due to structural concerns,...
5) Beaver Creek
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A view of Beaver Creek Resort taken sometime in winter prior to August of 2008.
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A winter scene of Bridge Street in Vail. A sigh for La Cave, a French restaurant can be seen on the left.
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A winter scene of Bridge Street in Vail looking towards Vail Mountain. A sign for the Casino Vail can be seen on the right.
8) Burns
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A postcard print view of the Grand (now Colorado) River at Burns, or Burns Hole, around 1915. The old post office is visible on the right.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in the 1910s. The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today.
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Front view of the Eagle County Court House built in 1932. Postcard labeled: Sanborn w.2005 in lower right hand corner.
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"Along with the move of the county seat came an obligation to build a modern county courthouse. Designed by renowned architect J. Francis Pillsbury, the Eagle County Courthouse was constructed in 1932 at a cost of $60,000. The sheriff's office was on the basement floor along with living quarters for the jailer. The jail and courtroom were on the third floor (note the bars on the window at leaft). -- Kathy Heicher, Early Eagle p.82
13) Frenchy's Cabin
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A plein air oil by Barb Bomier.
"Frenchy's Cabin," in Red Cliff, was owned by the Tetreault family of Red Cliff. Members of the Tetreault family worked in Red Cliff and Gilman at the Eagle Mine, which was owned by the Empire Zinc Company.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool taken around 1964. The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today. This postcard was sent to Alda (Borah) Farnsworth from Ivan and Rae Staton. The postmark is dated May 23, 1964, from Glenwood Springs.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Springs railroad station, originally a stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The station is still standing and is now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak's "California Zephyr." The station first opened in 1904.
17) Gypsum, Colorado
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View looking northeast of Gypsum in the early 1900s. The Lutheran Church steeple is visible. The fields are covered with snow.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A postcard scene of the Lower Gypsum School, taken sometime in the 1910s or 1920s. The three children in front of the school are unidentified. The Lower Gypsum School was a part of School District No. 16.
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A postcard of Eagle from around 1917. This view is looking north down Broadway Street.
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A postcard of Main Street in Gilman. The Gilman School is visible in the foreground on the right. This was the "business street" of Gilman. Several cars line the street in front of the various stores. This postcard was sent by an Edward, who lived in Gilman, to Bessie Clark of Grand Island, Nebraska.
