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Jack and Ella Layton standing in front of their house in Eagle, Colorado. Jack arrived in Eagle County [then part of Summit County] in 1879. He prospected, hunted and fished on Brush Creek, arriving "early enough to see Indians." [Eagle County History, 1940] He married his wife, Ella, on August 5, 1891. Together, they ranched and lived in Eagle.
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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Juan Luis (John L.) Martinez, 25, and Jane Martinez, 22, taken in September 1948.
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Studio portrait of Josephine and John Forest taken in 1912. They lived in Red Cliff and Gilman until Mr. Forest retired from mining. They were then owners of the Forest Hotel in Eagle, Colorado, from 1918 into the 1930s. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Grandparents of Byron Leroy Long and Mayme Long Rule." -- verso
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Marie and Ray Warren standing across the street from their home at 567 Eagle St., Red Cliff. Mr. Warren owned a sawmill and was in the logging and lumber industry.
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Mayo and Trudie Lanning, Christmas Day 1947, standing on the road in back of their house at Gilman. Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 33: "I could not hold alcohol in the radiator of my 1933 Chevvy at the 9,000 foot altitude. (Leadville was over 10,000'). The solution was to drain the radiator. Then on Saturday fill it with boiling water and also put some on the rear wheel brakes which were always frozen. After a few minutes we were ready to...
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Monica and Guy Barnes standing for a photo.
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Wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans P. Oleson (Grace A. Wolverton) November 29, 1905. "Hans P. Olesen [Oleson] was one of the pioneer citizens of the Eagle River valley. With his brothers, he settled in the county in the eighties, as a young man. For many years, he has been one of the foremost cattle raisers and ranchers in the county. He owns one of the largest irrigated areas of farm land under one head in the valley, located on the Eagle River,...
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shultz posing behind a 50th anniversary cake. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Exterior portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Layton, who came to the Eagle River Valley about 1890. Mrs. Layton is seated in a rocker with her left hand extended over her shoulder to the left hand of her husband who stands behind her. Mr. Layton is wearing a hat. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1904 Formal portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Julius P. Oleson. Julius Peter Oleson was born Feb. 16, 1876, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmakr, and came to the United States in 1889. In 1902, he entered the mercantile business in Gypsum, Colorado, until the time of his death in 1958. In 1904, he married Iva Beck, and they had three children, Harry A., Christine and Mabel. --Eagle Valley Enterprise, Obituary, June 1958 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by...
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Studio portrait of Nathaniel (Natt) and Clara Payton, early settlers of Minturn, Colorado. The photo was taken on Feb. 15, 1889; Nathaniel was 29, Clara was 28. Nathaniel is seated to Clara's right. She is standing, wearing a dress suit and brooch. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Tom and Patricia Chambers Sherwood. Tom and Sarah Wohler and adopted daughter, Zola Wohler Sherwood, worked the family ranch on Elk Creek. Zola and Roy Sherwood had two sons, Paul and Tom. Tom Sherwood was a photographer. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Elaudia and Procopio Velasquez at a funeral in Leadville.. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Elaudia and her brother, Arturo Romero, after Elaudia's wedding. They are standing in front of Elaudia's father's house. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Elaudia and Procopio Velasquez at their wedding, standing in front of Elaudia's father's house. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Rob and Tillie Phillips, dressed up and standing outside. Tillie Phillips taught at Derby Mesa School until it closed.
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Studio portrait of Rosamond Skiff Coombs and Harvey N. Coombs. Eagle Valley Enterprise Dec. 3, 1948 p.1: "Mr. Coombes [sic.] was one of the early settlers of Eagle county, coming in with the laying of the railroad following the work from Red Cliff to Gypsum. In Gypsum he met and married Rosamund M. Skiff on Dec. 11, 1895, and the couple spent their married life together in Eagle and Garfield counties." Mr. Coombs was buried in Fairview Cemebery...