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Livestock judging at the 1939 Eagle County Fair. The judges are walking behind the animals. The contestant at far right [facing left] is Tom Hartman.
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Biew of Black Mountain Ranch in February 1939. Animal is grazing at far right.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Chet Head sitting on a cow in 1945. There is another cow in the background.
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A brochure/pamphlet for visitors and travelers of Eagle and Eagle County, Colorado, published in the year 1912 by the Eagle Commercial Club based in Eagle.
The pamphlet is 25 pages and includes advertisements for local businesses, hotels, and restaurants; economic and industry information; recreation such as wildlife and fishing; and many photographs from the time period of life in the area. Other towns in the county are mentioned throughout: Gypsum,...
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"Mother & Duane feeding sheep" (caption from photo album)
Mary Hester Larsen and her son, Duane, feed the family sheep. There is a log building in the background and the sheep are gathered near a large woodpile.
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Grandma George's (Charity Elizabeth Forster George) farm in Fr. Morgan with cattle headed toward the barn.
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Elizabeth George at her farm in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. She is standing with a cow and wearing a bonnet for sun protection, dogs in background.
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Frances Watson retells the story and history of her esteemed husband, George Watson. Watson was an influential cattleman, stockman, and rangeman, who helped secure grazing rights, served on advisory boards for different livestock and agriculture organizations, and was a rancher himself. Watson served a term as Eagle County Commissioner. Frances tells stories of riding on long cattle and horse drives, helping her husband in remote areas of wilderness,...
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Judging livestock at the Eagle County Fair, held in Eagle In September 1939.
11) Keith Gerard
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Keith Gerard stands with a pig in the pigpen. He is wearing tall boots and knee-high waders to get through the mud. A barn is on the right and ducks stand together by a fence in the background.
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Showing a livestock project at the Eagle County Fair in the 1960s.
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Lou Clark (Layman) with County Fair projects: registered bull, Cran-Clay Roland, and registered heifer, Bar-Gay Anne. The Clark ranch house is in the background.
16) Mr. Stone
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C.1900: Mr. Stone (Stoney), livestock foreman for Doll Brothers Ranch. Mr. Stone is seated, right side of face to the camera. He wears a corduroy jacket, shirt and tie, and is not wearing a hat.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mr. Stone, livestock foreman on the Doll Brothers Ranch, removing antlers from a deer carcass. He has a bandage on his left thumb.
18) Peaceful pasture
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This photograph is featured on a page with others under the title "Fine Peaceful Pasture" in the Edwards School Scrapbook, page 15. The scrapbook was completed as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955.
A cow with a bridle can be seen grazing between the aspens. The photograph is damaged and cracked, an example of how detrimental heavyweight paper can be to aging photographs.
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"Fine peaceful pastures" - caption from Edwards School Scrapbook, page 15. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. An unidentified man on a horse watches over a group of heifers and several calves on open range.
This photograph has been edited to remove black corners used to secure the item in the scrapbook.
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Rod Carter and his 1965 Grand Champion market sheep, Eagle County Fair.
