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61) Ellis Bearden
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Studio portrait of Ellis Bernard Bearden in Army Uniform. He served with the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion during World War II, fighting for 21 months in Germany and France. "He told friends about being caught in Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge, just days before Christmas. The Allied troops were surrounded by Germans, and the cloudy weather prevented planes from providing air support for days. Bearden talked of his joy on the day the...
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Ellis Bearden, in uniform, standing with his stepmother, Elizabeth Diamond Bearden. Ellis's mother, Maude Lewright Bearden, died in 1933, leaving three sons with husband Roland J. Beardon. Roland and Elizabeth were married in 1939.
63) Fishing
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Fishing at Lucky G.J. Ranch.
Margaret Smith, Edith Eidem, and Delia Bridget O'Callaghan, three WW II ex-Wacs, bought the Ranch in February 1947 from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart. They operated the 300-acre ranch as a dude ranch. There was a thirty-two room ranch house that they cleaned up and then they added cabins and worked fields.
Gene Godat worked as their hunting guide for tourists. Gene and Fawntella Godat owned the Hilltop Dude Ranch in Sweetwater...
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Two large frame buildings in winter near Camp Hale, Colorado. Spruce trees and utility poles in foreground; mountain in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Military marker for: "Fred Vernon Bergquist, Colorado, PFC, 322 Ftr Control SQ AAF, World War II, October 13, 1914--October 30, 1957," in Riverview Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top of the marker.
66) Garth D. Bayer
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Military marker for: "Garth D. Bayer, Colorado, S1, USNR, World War II, March 9, 1926--Aug. 9, 1957," Riverview Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top of the marker.
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The General Store at Camp Hale during Spring 1943.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A greeting postcard from Camp Hale. Identifiable landmarks visible in the letters include Mount of the Holy Cross in the "A" in Camp, and the Eagle Mine and Eagle River Canyon below Gilman in the "H" in Hale.
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Military marker for: "Howard G. Stonestreet, Colorado, TEC5 495 MP Escort GD CO, World War II PH, May 30, 1900--May 10, 1954," in the McCoy Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top center of the marker.
70) Hugh Riley, Jr.
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Hugh Riley, Jr., in Navy seaman's uniform.
"Hugh Riley was the Public Service representative in Red Cliff and lived upstairs in the Public Service Bldg. on Eagle St. His wife, Margaret, was bookkeeper. They eventually moved to Canon City and died there.
They had two sons, Hugh Riley, Jr., and Timothy, both attending high school in Red Cliff. Hugh Riley, Jr., worked in Gilman (1970?-1980?) and lived in Leadville. His wife was named Bonnie. ...
71) Ignacio N. Cruz
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Military marker for: "Ignacio N. cruz, PFC, US Army, World War II, Jun 14, 1919--Oct. 16, 1980," Riverview Cemetery.
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Ivan "Ike" Lon Dump, in uniform, holding his son, Ivan "Ernie" Ernest Dump. They are outside, standing in the snow.
73) Ivan "Ike" Dumph
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Ivan "Ike" Dump in his Army uniform during World War II, including a regulation special issue sweater,
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Ivan Lon "Ike" Dump with wife, Joy Marfitano Dump (Boltjes) standing next to the wood shed off the kitchen of their house, shortly before Ike left for WW II. Children, Ernie Dump Dumph and Betty Mae Dump (Elsberry) are standing in front of them.
The house belonged to the John and Alton Paddock family. The Paddock's permitted Joy and her children to house-sit rent free while Ike was overseas.
In the background are two tiers of cribbing that shored...
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Studio portrait of Ivan Lon "Ike" Dump in U.S. Army uniform, WW II.
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Military marker for: "James E. Sheneman, Colorado, PVT US Army, World War II, Oct. 29, 1918--Aug. 8, 1973," in Fairview Cemetery. A cross is at the bottom of the marker.
78) Johnson family
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The Johnson family poses for a picture in 1943. Dorris is wearing his World War II uniform.
From left to right: Lois, Jesse, Sonny, Dorris, Ray, Nora, and Neva Johnson
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Shared marker for: "Matheson, Bertha, July 27, 1933--Mar. 14, 2003; K. E. "Smokey," Jan. 6, 1932-- ," Riverview Cemetery. A locomotive and a butterfly are engraved at the left corner of the marker; a Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor are engraved at the right corner. Inscription at the bottom reads: "Together again."
80) Knight family
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From back left, MacDonald Knight, Perlita Knight, Tom and Sophie Knight. In front are Betty Jo Knight Schmidt and Glenn Schmidt.
Verso: "Minturn 1944 by M&R Café, Don, Perlita, Mom, Tom, Me and Glen BJS" [June 1984 copy]
