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Rollie Penfield, broker for the Superior Livestock Video Auction Compny, checks the scale to make sure it's working appropriately. Penfield, who lives in Rawlins, Wyo., has been working with the Burns Hole cattlemen for years. Everybody who rides up knows him."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
83) Rundell at Rodeo
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The July 4, 1926, rodeo at McCoy, Colorado. "Ernest Rundell is the rider." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
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A view from the bottom of Red Point looking up at Red Point. Leonard is safely on the other side after jumping his horse across.
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Horse and rider with dog at left, standing in front of a tent. Possibly someone standing in tent opening but photo is blurred. Sheep pen and sheep in background. Photo labeled: "Sheep Camp, Dry Lake," in lower left corner.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The last step is getting the cattle in single file into the trucks.
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
88) Sterel Thompson
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Sterel Thompson on horse at Kent.
"It [the bridle arrangement] is generally known as a hackamore, and most frequently used to start young horses. It obviously does not use a bit in the horse's mouth, and therefore protects sensitive tissues from abuse. Also could be used for horses with some form of existing sensitivty. Usually a transition was made to a bridle with a bit. The California vaquero tradition used this process to patiently produce a...
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Three stockmen in Meeker, 1946. From left, Bobby Stephens (related to Lois Stephens Walker), Frank (H.F.) Doll, and Kenney [--] Standing next to an automobile.
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A view of Red Point from the bottom with Leonard Horn at the top. Horn was a known horseman and would jump his horse between cliffs.
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Tailgate lunch being served by Rae Benton and Mildred Toomer (on right) during the cattle drive.
"At noon, more ranchers' wives drive up. Rae Benton and Mildred Toomer (Wiss' wife) each have a carload of lunch fixins. They're accompanied by Frieda Lowe, and Linda Rasmuson of Albuquerque."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
92) The Kirby Boys
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"A 1941 photo of Leon Kirby and his six sons, Kenneth, Howard, Harold, Ronald, Ferris and Keith." -- McCoy Memoirs p.187
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"The Lloyd brothers pose with fellow cowboys at Red Mountain Ranch. Carl Lloyd Jr. (son of Carl) is third from left, and Clyde (C.F.) Lloyd is third from right. There was also a third Lloyd brother, Frank." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.90
The group is standing in front of the iconic white barn, still in place today (2010).
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"Three Piney Cowboys" - caption from Alda Borah. Three men in cowboy hats sit atop their horses along a creek (background).
95) 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.
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Willis Nottingham with sons, Bob and Mike, standing in sheep paddock with sheep. Used on p. 68 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
99) 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...
