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81) Toponas Rodeo
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"A Toponas rodeo in 1927. Carrol Chambers is the rider. For a number of years, rodeos were popular in small communities like Yampa, Toponas, Burns and McCoy, but now, those who are interested in these events prefer to attend big ones." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Warren Hart in full dress with his horse, Dick, and the dog, Rover. A house and fence post are visible in the background.
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Getting closer to the shipping yards during the Benton Land and Cattle Co. drive, November 1989.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
84) Willis Staup
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"Willis H. Staup, son of W. T. and Sovella Staup was born Aug. 18, 1895 at Whitewater, Colo. The family moved to Gypsum in 1908, where they operated the Gypsum Hotel.
Willis ran the first garage and shipped in the first autos to Gypsum. He was inducted in the Army Oct. 2, 1917 and most of his Army service during World War I was in France and Germany. He received his discharge Apr. 29, 1919.
On Christmas Day, 1919, he was united in marriage to Pearl...
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Wis Toomer in pens. "The efficiency of the operation is once again demonstrated as Wiss Toomer, acting as brand inspector, takes a look at each animal. A couple of unbranded calves are sorted out. Theyl'l be put back in the pasture with the cows, and ownership of the calves will be determined by whether or not a mother cow claims them, a time-honored method of identification."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and...
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Working cattle in the pens.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
