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The McCoy and Wohler grain threshing outfit on the Frank Groh ranch, lower Rock Creek near McCoy, in 1911. Related to 1992.004A.026
Left to right: Charles McCoy, Phil Kapale, Frank Groh, Cliff Daniels, Harry Groh, Ben Butler, Tom Wohler, Sam Kibbler, Ed Baily [from verso of photo]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
262) John Root
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"John Root with first shipment of cream Edwards-bound; Mayberry's horse & cart."
"Taken at Hill Ranch on East lake Creek, early 1920s." -- Esther Klatt
263) Potato sacks
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A field of potato sacks ready to leave Eagle County. A woman stands with a dog at left and other workers can be seen at midground.
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Schlutter Place during haying season. The Eaton Place would be to the right. Tractor visible in left background.
265) 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...
266) College Farm house
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The College Farm house at Avon, Colorado, in October 1966 during a horned Hereford dispersal sale. The farm served as a Horticultural Experiment Station for the Colorado Agricultural College at Ft. Collins. Owned by Jack Oleson, the farm house burned Thanksgiving 1968. In this photo, Jack's mother is standing in the doorway.
267) Harvesting Potatoes
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A man on a tractor harvesting potatoes. There are several children on the potato harvester with many sacks of potatoes scattered throughout the field for pick-up. Mountains and trees are in the background. The man could be Claude Gerard or another member of the Gerard/Trezise family.
268) Steve Miller
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Steve Miller on tractor, haying a field which is now part of Singletree.
269) Unknown boy and dog
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A boy and his puppy sit on an International Harvester tractor. To the left is another tractor in the background; on the right, other farm equipment and storage can be seen.
270) On the Tractor
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Hans Larsen and Skipper the dog sit on the John Deere tractor. A boy is on the equipment behind the tractor; this could be Duane Larsen(?).
271) On the Tractor
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Hans Larsen and Skipper the dog sit on the John Deere tractor. A farmhand is on the equipment behind the tractor.
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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.]
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The Conger Mesa Ditch crew, lined up and ready for work in 1922. They are standing in front of their horses holding shovels; a dog is at far right. From Left: Ed Schrupp, Martin Theisen, Warren Henry, Martin Schomers, Joe Tuyls.
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From the Shryack Family Collection. The image on the front of this postcard shows a group of unidentified people, a man, a woman, and a boy, investigating crops in a field that is situated in front of mountains. The exact location depicted in this photo is unknown, but presumed to be in Eagle County. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800....
275) Chicken pen, Undated
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This photo is from the Shryack Family Collection. The subject of the image is a chicken pen in a field in front of some mountains. The exact location of this photo is unknown. The photo is undated, but presumed to be from the early 20th century.
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From the Shryack Family Collection. This photo of two men, who seem to have either finished or are about to finish loading a cart with what appear to be potato sacks, is undated, but was likely taken at some point in the early 20th century. Neither man in the photo has been identified, yet. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800.
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From the Shryack Family Collection. This photo of a leashed calf is undated, but was probably taken at some point in the early 20th century. You can see snow on the ground, and in the background there are farm buildings and what looks like possibly two de-wheeled carts. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800.
