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The east entrance to Glenwood Canyon in the 1930s. The road was not paved and was very close to the Colorado River which carved the canyon. The road connects Dotsero and Eagle County to Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. Another man is seated on the cat, as well. The angle of the terrain is impressively visible. Two dates: 1939 and 1940.
103) Dump truck on Hwy 6
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Dump truck waiting for another bucket of dirt and rocks during repairs on Highway 6, just west of Brush Creek/Eagle.
104) Railroad workers
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Group photo at the Minturn train depot ca.1925. The engine is #3715, A.T.&S.F. The railroad was a large part of the Minturn economy in the 1920s and 30s.
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Photo postcard showing the "New Battle Mountain Highway," U.S. Hwy 24. The view is looking south, going from GIlman to Red Cliff.
106) Road Maintenance
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Road maintenance equipment in the winter on Tennessee Pass, Eagle County, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
107) Kent location
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Newspaper article showing the estimated location of what was formerly Kent. Milk Creek drainage is to the left of I-70 [3/4 mile west of the Wolcott exit on I-70; Milk Creek comes into the Eagle River at the bridge]. The 4 pines on the opposite hillside remain.
The Old Watson Road labeled in this photograph refers to George Watson, a cattle rancher.
"The Watsons also bought the old Sherwood [Kent] ranch near Wolcott from John Morris, and owned...
108) Belden below Gilman
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Belden below Gilman in the Eagle River Canyon. Railroad siding, water tower, wagons, and equipment visible. Photo labeled: "On D.&R.G., Eagle River Canon, 293, Brisbois Photo, Leadville, Colo."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
109) Avon Bridge
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View of the old Avon Bridge looking south toward Beaver Creek. The Avon "gyp cliffs" are a prominent landmark. This is the second bridge to span the Eagle River at Avon, built around 1923. Inscription: "Avon bridge."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard, handcolored, 15797: Bridge over the Colorado River on the Dotsero Cutoff.
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"'The Pagodas' in Red Canon, Colorado River. The Dotsero Cutoff, 38.1 miles long, is the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's latest construction, connecting Dotsero, 17 miles east of Glenwood Springs, with Orestod, on the Moffat Road. This reduces the distance 175 miles from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City and beyond. Ceremonies...
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The Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. The first major capital improvement was the Madden Dam and Power Project. Completed in 1935, it controlled the flow of water from the Chagres River into Gatun Lake and created its own reservoir, Lake Madden. [That name was changed to Alajuela Lake in 1999 when the Canal Zone was returned to Panama.] Hydroelectric power and fresh water for Panama City were also benefits of the project.
Thomas Knight...
112) Mr. McDonald
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"Mac" McDonald and horse, Dixie, at Kent in 1918. Laundry is hanging on a line in right background.
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Tom Knight's caption on verso: "From the cement dock level, looking into the canon. Showing the power house and the white water from the sluice gates."
Scaffolding visible on the dam face, with men working on it.
The Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. The first major capital improvement was the Madden Dam and Power Project. Completed in 1935, it controlled the flow of water from the Chagres River into Gatun Lake and created its own reservoir,...
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Mule train at Camp Hale in the winter. Mule teams pulling wagons (five visible) with mounted riders at end.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Airplane, trucks and cars close to the fire line during 1944 forest fire northeast of Eagle, Colorado. View taken from across a field. Men standing around the airplane are barely visible.
116) Forest fire
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Airplane at the scene of the forest fire northeast of Eagle, Colorado, 1944. Man holding struts on right side of airplane. Automobiles
in left background, belonging to fire crew and watchers. Smoke evident.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Train derailment below the depot in Eagle, Colorado, January 10, 1944. Two cars overturned with wheel carriages visible amid debris. Snowy fields in background. Taken from a little different perspective than 1984.001.008
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
118) Steamboat to Wolcott
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"Stage fare from Wolcott to McCoy was $2.00, to Yampa, $4.00 and to Steamboat, $7.00. Light baggage was carried free." -- McCoy Memoirs p.25
Photo labled both 1890 [verso] and 1900.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Right side of ambulance with red cross visible [blurred image]. Barracks in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
120) Snow plow engine
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Engine clearing snow as it passes over a trestle bridge. Trees in background.
