Eagle River, Colorado
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Broken cribbing and mud covering railroad tracks and filling the Eagle River after a landslide in 1919.
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The Belden facility showing the loading and processing facilities. Railroad cars waiting to be loaded are in the background. Directly above them are some of the old mines started in the late 1800s. The photo was taken from the dump at Gilman, looking down on Belden.
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Approaching Belden via surface tram which operated between Gilman (at the top) and Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon.
24) Below Wolcott
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The Eagle River below Wolcott. Railroad tracks are visible on the right side of the photograph.
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"It is located on D. & R. G. W. R. R., at an altitude of 6,598 feet, and is county seat of Eagle County. Has population of over 400 and is noted for agriculture, stock-raising and mining. It has good schools and churches."
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Box cars moved off D&RG tracks at Belden after the 1919 landslide.
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"The new bridge across Eagle River - Up stream from old bridge. Pasture across river in foreground."
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New bridge over the Eagle River. "Temporary bridge washed out by high water - just under new bridge."
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The bridge over the Eagle River leading from the road to the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Bridge over the Eagle River, most likely at Dowd Junction, looking NW, close to the junction of Gore Creek and the Eagle River. The photographer is standing at the side of Hwy 24. Minturn would be past the bottom of the photo
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1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado).
"The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1934: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place. Men at either end of the span are waiting to assist the crane.. Eagle River visible in foreground (Eagle, Colorado).
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A group of buildings located near the Eagle River. It is not clear where on the Eagle River this photo was taken.
"I saw it first in 1922. The 1st House built on the Eagle River (now the Colorado River)." -- Alda Borah
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Photo postcard of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch. The Eagle River is at midfield, in front of the ranch buildings. C. F. Lloyd is written on the barn roof.
”Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation ’Red Mountain Ranch’ and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde’s brother and sister-in-law, Carl and...
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Two men standing on the dock of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch on the bank of the Eagle River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Cowboys driving a herd of cattle over the Eagle River bridge at Eagle.
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The cement bridge at Wolcott in 1917. The bridge was built in 1916 as part of State Highway 131. The Pueblo Bridge Company constructed several Luten arch bridges in Eagle County: Sherwood Ranch 1912, Gypsum 1914, and Wolcott 1916. [Spanning Generations: the Historic Bridges of Colorado, 2004 p.37]
40) Chambers Ranch
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View of the Chambers Ranch with houses, outbuildings and barn. The barn was moved to its present site at the Eagle Visitor Center in 1986 and donated to the Eagle County Historical Society. The Eagle River is in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
