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Aerial view of Gilman, Colorado. Town is visible in the left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Broadway
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Photo postcard looking up Broadway (the main street) in Eagle, Colorado, north toward Castle Peak in the backround. The Eagle theatre is on the far left.
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The information desk at the Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in LionsHead. The building also included a movie theater.
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The Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in Lionshead. The building also included a movie theater,
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Photo postcard looking down on Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle River is at lower left; Brush Creek Valley is at right midfield. Highway 6 runs from left to right across the midfield. The County courthouse is the square building at right midfield, placing this photograph after 1932.
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A panorama of hay fields near Eagle, Colorado. The large, two story building in the right midground is Eagle High School, completed in 1917. This is actually four photographs laid together in succession to create one long photograph.
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Eagle, Colorado, date unknown. This photograph looks west over what would be Highway 6. The fairgrounds are now to the right of the photograph.
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A view of Fulford, Colorado, in 1928.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Tom Doran (on left) of Eagle, Colorado, and Chuck Shaw of Minturn, Colorado, with pack horses at Holy Cross City. Six buildings and the remains of other structures are visible in the background.
"By 1881, Holy Cross City was, itself, a reality. In a meadow, 11,407 feet above sea level, were "'two rows of houses facing each other with other buildings wherever a level spot could be found.' ...Between 1881 and 1883, Holy Cross City could boast...
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"Ladies' Aid Group on steps of Eagle Methodist Church, 1921." [Description & names from photograph verso]
Pictured: Mrs. Keupf, Mrs. Honnold, Harrietta Schliff, Mrs. Schliff, Mrs. Bers, Mrs. Gleason, Mrs. Wiggle, Mrs. Baer, Mrs. Joe Green, Mrs. Cowden, Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Whaley, Mrs. Mayer, Mrs. Dr. Greene, Mrs. Nogal, Mrs. Goodrich. Children in front: "2 Brown boys & others"
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"The beautifully landscaped LionsHead pedestrian mall is a pleasant place in summer for shop browsing and outdoor dining. The Vail gondola ski lift located in LionsHead takes visitors to the summit of Vail Mountain for scenic views of the Colorado high country. Free bus transportation links the LionsHead and Vail Village shopping areas." -- caption
LionsHead was completely redone in 2008.
12) Mountain Madness
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Public relations photo for "Mountain Madness," the annual spring party on Vail Mountain. Used in the "Glenwood Guide" and elsewhere. [Photo badly fingerprinted]
14) Red Cliff Bridge
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Photo postcard showing the Red Cliff Bridge, opened in 1941. A Denver & Rio Grande train is coming from Red Cliff, headed toward Gilman, alongside the very clear Eagle River. At the left is the Lover's Leap cliffs. On the right is the cut in the lower rocks for the road down to Red Cliff.
At the center of the photo above the bridge can be seen the tailings from Hornsilver Mine with Butter Flats (clearing) just above that.
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Red Cliff Bridge on U.S. Highway 24, across the canyon of the Eagle River at Red Cliff, Colorado. Completed on July 28, 1941; dedicated and opened to travel on August 3, 1941. Dimensions: 470 ft. long; 209 ft. high; 30-ft. roadway and two 18-inch curbs. The Red Cliff Bridge was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985, in recognition of its contribution to the heritage of the state of Colorado
Buildings in background...
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Looking down on Red Cliff, Colorado. Eagle Hotel clearly visible in left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A large group of people gather for Stockmans' Day in Eagle, Colorado, 1940. Many cars and buildings can be seen in the open park.
18) Town of Eagle
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...
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View of Gilman, Colorado, from the highway in winter. Company housing is visible in the center of the photo.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
20) Town of Gypsum
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A view of the town of Gypsum, looking south.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
