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The American flag on a cliff located between the Shoshone Intake Dam and the Shoshone Power Plant on the south side of the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon.
Mike Paddock and Steve Kibler, avid rock climbers, decided to put a flag in Glenwood Canyon before they entered military service in 1968. Paddock spent part of his enlistment in Vietnam. The flagpole is 13 ft. high and sits in a hole, supported by eight wires drilled and fastened into the surrounding...
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Central Colorado Power plant in Glenwood Canyon, prior to the Shoshone Power Plant. Colorado River is in the foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Central Colorado Power House located about one-half mile below the present Shoshone Dam in Glenwood Canyon.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The construction camp near Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon for the Shoshone Dam and Tunnel. Bridge in left background; Colorado River in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Dam at Shoshone on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, seen from the railroad tracks.
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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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"One of the numerous falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo., on D. & R.G.R.R."
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side of I-70 in the bottom of the canyon. The trail follows Dead Horse Creek, a tributary of...
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A view of Glenwood Canyon, taken in 1919. The Colorado River flows through the canyon. Glenwood Canyon is located between Dotsero and Glenwood Springs.
11) Hanging Lake
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"7246. Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Winter scene with frozen waterfalls.
Verso: "Hanging Lake. Hanging Lake is ten miles East of Glenwood Springs. The lake itself is an emerald sheet of water at the head of a series of terraces, its outer edge projecting somewhat over the wall below, the whole forming a combination of scenic beauty which is absolutely unique."
12) Hanging Lake
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"Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Teresa Flynn, 4340 Alcott St., Denver Colo.
Canceled Colorado Springs, CO., Jul 1, 1908 9 PM; Denver, Colo. July 2, 1908 9:30AM.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side...
13) Hanging Lake
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Photo postcard taken at Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
14) Hanging Lake
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"4134. Falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Mrs. A. Townsend, 1016 Main St., Canon City, Colo.; from Mrs. Kascone & Dorothy.
Canceled Glenwood Springs, Colo., Jul 27, 1929, 12-M.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that...
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Construction of the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon, part of the I-70 construction project. This photo was taken on June 27, 1994.
The project completed Interstate 70's final, 12.5-mile gap in the transcontinental highway reaching from Baltimore, Maryland, to Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City.
"Lawsuits, environmental impact studies, and design changes took nearly two decades to resolve before the first shovelful of earth was turned...
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Blasting overhanging rock during road construction in Glenwood Canyon (1936-1937). Snow on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Blasting rock during the construction of highway through Glenwood Canyon. The Colorado River is at the right; there is snow on the hills in the background. Large rocks in foreground with debris from the blast rising in the air in center midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Blasting in Glenwood Canyon during road construction, 1936-37. Snow present on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Road Construction in Glenwood Canyon, 1936-1937. C. A. Switzer involved in the construction (Denver bridge builder who built the Dotsero and Eagle Bridges). Man in crane bucket with vehicles parked around the crane. Woman in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A couple in a buggy drawn by a horse team on their way through Glenwood Canyon. A large rock is balanced in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
