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"Concrete box where water is piped to the east and west at the south edge of the property." -- Appendix, Appraisal of the value of the Schmidt Properrty required by the Eagle County Airport Authority, by John Peeples, I.C.A., April 24, 1984
Photograph was taken in September 1983.
Irrigation of the hayfields was accomplished from Brush Creek and from Gypsum Creek.
"From the looks of the abstracts, we held the complete ranch for the longest continuing...
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Verso: "feed ground along the river. 'Calf houses' Glen built"
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Dessie Tomlin Beck holding her first son, Theodore "Bud" Beck at the corral where Tom and Dick are enclosed. Tom and Dick moved the Beck family from Salida to Red Cliff, probably in 1924.
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Winners at the Eagle County Fair, Eagle, Colorado, September 1939, lined up in front of barn with their calves. Far left - Lloyd Eichler; 4th from right - Vincent Eichler; 3rd from left - Hubert Peterson; 4th from left - Carl Norrgard; 2d from left - Fred Rule; 5th from left - Martin Eichler.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
246) Pete DeGraw
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Pete DeGraw on horseback with riderless mount in background.
Correl James "Pete" DeGraw "...moved to Eagle County in 1924, and homesteaded on Bellyache Mountain. He then worked on the Blue River near Kremmling for a short time, and was later in the sheep business before buying a ranch on Eby Creek and raising cattle. Mr. DeGraw married the former Ruby Ping on April 9, 1941.
He was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also...
247) Tom Collins' barn
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Tom Collins' barn on Water Street, October 2012. Part of the roof caved in several years before this photo.
"Thomas E. Collins was born Oct. 23, 1893 at Bells Camp, near Red Cliff to James and Charlotta Collins.
He grew to manhood in Red Cliff and was an employee of the Empire Zinc Co. ... Aug. 20, 1919, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Fannie E. Law were married and made their home in Red Cliff." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise Dec. 20, 1956 p.1
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A group from McCoy attended the Denver Stock Show in 1913 [back of photo says 1914]. "Left to right: Phil Hines, Harry Groh, Ethel McCoy, John Kier, Kate Pound, Jack Grimes, Mae Grimes, Stella McCoy, Frank Groh, Agatha Ebert, George Irondale." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.101
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Meeting between ranchers and the Forest Service held at the CCC Camp, Yeoman Park, in the 1930s. Adrian "Abe" Reynolds, founder of the Eagle Valley Enterprise is wearing the dark suit and standing in the back row.
Back row: 7th from left Adrian Reynolds (father of Marilla McCain); 8th Ellery Burford, sheep rancher; 9th L. J. Borah, Gypsum Creek rancher and guide
Front row: 2d from left Clyde Schlegel, McCoy rancher; 3rd Cyrus Dice, rancher; 4th...
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"The cowboys, mounted on well-trained horses, pushed the cattle down the road with snappy bull whips and the distinctive whistles, hoots and calls that ranchers have always used to keep the reluctant animals moving."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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1948: Charlie Albertson (75 yrs. old) on "Laddie" at Burns, Colorado stockyard, Fall of 1948. Mr. Albertson wears hat, leather jacket, and chaps; lariat prominent on saddle horn. Stock chute and cattle car (Rio Grande) in left background. Two automobiles in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"From left, Minnie Ambos, Mae Grimes and school teacher Kate Pound about to leave the Ambos Ranch and pay a visit to Huldah Hadley, who lived on the west side of Rock Creek Canyon [Volcano]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 243
The photo is dated Dec. 29, 1912.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Charles Eaton with horse standing in front of log barn at the McCoy Creek Ranch.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
254) Sheep sheds
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"Sheep sheds on the Jack Terry place on East Lake Creek, approximately 1920. East Lake Creek has been 'developed' since sheep shed days." -- Esther Klatt
255) Sylvan Lake
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A copy of a painting depicting the Johnson Family branding cattle near Sylvan Lake. This brand symbol, a "W" with two vertical lines beneath it, was used as the Johnson brand from 1935 to the 1940s.
257) Kasey Luark
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The 2000 Eagle County Fair & Rodeo invitation to ride. 1999-2000 Queen, Kasey Luark, is featured on the front.
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Grace and Emmett Nottingham standing on sledge drawn by horse team in front of the old house in Avon. Dog and cats are around the sledge. View is to the northwest overlooking the future Avon town site. Railroad track visible in background. Harry Nottingham place at Buck Creek is in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
