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81) Hugh Norman
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"Hugh Norman at the Arthur Horn ranch [on Rock Creek] in 1916." -- McCoy Memoirs p.204
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"Hugh Norman and Mae Van Horn were married in 1919 and shortly after their marriage they moved to the Kibbler ranch which they ran for several years. They continued to rent and operate various ranches in the area. As a sideline Hugh contracted haying jobs in Egeria Park." -- p.204
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A view of Interstate 70 as it crosses over Vail Pass.
From the verso, "Vail Pass crosses the Gore Ranges at an elevation of 10,603 ft. between Vail and Dillon Reservoir."
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Photo postcard looking northeast of James E. Ullman's Castle Peak Ranch in Eagle. Ullman bought the ranch from John Carey in September 1919 for $28,000. It included ninety acres of farming land in the home place and included summer range on Castle. [EVE Sept. 19, 1919 p.1]
The ranch was purchased by Holly Brooks in 1931.
85) Joe Maloney
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Photo postcard of Joe Maloney, taken in 1916. The baby is posed in a long gown, seated in a basket chair.
86) John Hartman
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Photo postcard of John Hartman at 2 years of age. He is sitting in a pull cart on a lawn.
87) John Norton
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Photo postcard of John Norton, in Army uniform, training for World War I. He's posed in front of an American flag.
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A view of the dining room in La Cave, a former French restaurant in Vail. La Cave was opened on New Year's Eve 1963, by Jim Slevin. It was a popular restaurant for dinnertime meals and was located in the basement of the Plaza Lodge. Slevin sold La Cave in 1968 to Peter Cremaris.
From the verso, "French and Basque cuisine. Intimate atmosphere. Cocktails - Dinner - Dancing."
90) Large Burbanks
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Photo postcard of ten potatoes and a dish of peas. The potatoes are propped on a leather couch. Caption reads: "12 to 14 in. Burbanks, average 2-lbs., grown near Eagle, Colo."
The potatoes were grown on Ben White's Ranch, which was located on lower Brush Creek. A note, written between July 16 and 17, 1923, reads, "The Eagle Valley is a small one but with some nice fields of potatoes. The ones they have photographed are not our ideal of size or...
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from E.F.
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum.
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum.
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A letter from Mrs. Winifred Ginther to Mrs. Edna (Edward) Michael. The Michaels owned and operated a feed mill and livery in Eagle until the business was sold in 1920. This letter, dated 1926, shows the Michaels in Englewood, Colorado, and keeping in touch with Eagle County friends. Mrs. Ginther describes the hardships of finding work, lack of new buildings developing in Eagle, and sad news of other friends' death and troubles. Mrs. Ginther describes...
95) Lila Rodgers
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Photo postcard of Lila Rodgers. It appears the photographer has attempted to remove her glasses.
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An interior view of the lobby and dining room of Shrine Lodge. Shrine Lodge was located in Red Cliff. It's slogan was that it was the "Starting place for Mt. Holy Cross." The lodge opened on June 10, 1928. Josephine Stevenson was the first proprietor of the lodge. She sold the lodge in September of 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Malmborg of Chicago. By April of 1944, the lodge had been sold to Kathryn Holmes, who in turn sold the lodge to Mr. and...
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Photo postcard of Mae Hunt Gilbert Pitney at the age of 20, taken in 1916.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
98) Marble, Colorado
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A postcard of the Yule Marble quarry at Marble. Several individuals are pictured standing in the quarry. Marble from this quarry has been used to make historic monuments and structures in Washington D.C., San Francisco, and New York City,
99) Maxwell Place
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Photo postcard of the Maxwell place, taken by John Ambos. "Among the very early pioneers of the area were Elliott and Mary Maxwell who located on 160 acres of land at the confluence of the Grand River and Elk Creek, about four miles west of McCoy about 1896. The elevation there was about 6,500 feet, the lowest in the area where most vegetables and some varieties of hardy fruits could be grown." -- McCoy Memoirs p.155
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100) McCoy Rodeo
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Photo postcard of the McCoy Rodeo held on July 4, 1926. "The rider is unknown but the three nearest onlookers are: Al Norman, Carl Baker and Everett Hoyt." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
