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An account of auction ledger for the sale of the Borah ranch. A public auction was held on November 24, 1917. Many locals in the Brush Creek Valley and surrounding towns purchased items at the auction. Alfred Borah, along with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Alda, moved to Phoenix, Arizona following the public auction. James F. Shults served as the auctioneer. Later dates from the 1920s are included in the ledger from business dealings Alfred had in...
2) Address Book
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An address book belonging to Alfred Borah. The book contains addresses for acquaintances from all over the state of Colorado, as well as Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. There is also a homemade recipe for a "Catarrh Cure."
3) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands with a catch of mountain trout after a day of fishing. Taken in 1919 near Gypsum.
4) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands along a fence near her home on Brush Creek.
"North of my home on main road to Eagle, Colo. Brish Creek, Colo." -- Alda Borah
5) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands in a patch of weeds and wildflowers near her home on Brush Creek. She is wearing a suit and tie with a bowler hat.
6) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah (left) sits in a flower bed near the Borah house. The woman is unidentified, but may be Alda's mother, Mary Borah.
"Alda Borah in dandelion flower bed in front yard on Brush Creek, Colo." -- Alda Borah
7) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah sits in front of a house around 1918. A hammock is visible on the front porch. Taken in Colorado.
9) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah sits for a portrait photograph in the early 1910s. Taken at a photo studio in Eagle.
10) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah sits in a wild geranium flower bed somewhere in Colorado in the summer of 1919.
11) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands for a portrait photograph. Her left hand is resting on a blanket draped over a chair. She is holding a handkerchief in her left hand.
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Alda Borah (left) and Nannie King stand near a fence while holding two baby calves. Taken in 1914.
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Alda Borah stands next to Billy/Billie, the family horse in 1916.
"Billy and I day of public sale, our last picture. I loved my horse, we wanted to bring him to Phx [Phoenix], Station Agent said nothing could be put in big Rail Road car, we were bringing furniture with us. We sold everything, found out we could have filled the car. Many tears were shed." -- Alda Borah
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Alda Borah sits atop, Billie/Billy, the family horse, in 1915.
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Alda Borah stands next to Billy/Billie, the family horse in 1916.
"Billy and I day of public sale, our last picture. I loved my horse, we wanted to bring him to Phx [Phoenix], Station Agent said nothing could be put in big Rail Road car, we were bringing furniture with us. We sold everything, found out we could have filled the car. Many tears were shed." -- Alda Borah
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Alda Borah holds a small puppy, Rufflers, somewhere in Colorado around 1918.
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Alda Borah's high school diploma. Alda graduated from the Eagle County High School in Gypsum on May 18, 1916. The diploma is signed by Ollie Graham, County Superintendent; A. C. Johnson, Principal; Mack Fleck, Chas Gustafson, and William Henry Lea, High School Committee members. A seal for the Eagle County High School is visible in the bottom left corner.
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Alda Borah's art class assignment. The assignment focuses on primary and compound colors.
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Alda Borah's map/art book, which she completed for her art class while attending the Eagle County High School. There are several hand drawn images of nature, as well as a map of Maine, and two maps showing the Roman Empire and ancient Greece around the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the drawings are dated from 1914.
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From left to right: Alda Borah, George Ziegler, Alice Swarthout, and Georgy Wilson stand for a picture outside the Borah house in 1914.
