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Post office at Tigiwon, Colorado. Located on the way to Notch Mountain trail, it was used to postmark letters for people on pilgrimage to view the Mt. of the Holy Cross. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
There are several people standing next to an automobile and a camper with bedroll standing in front of the log building.
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2) McCoy Hotel
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"The McCoy Hotel as it appeared when Charles H. 'Daddy' McCoy was operating it in 1904. The photo was taken looking south west. The east end of the building was the kitchen and dining room, the lobby, Post Office and the McCoys living quarters in the center while the west end was mostly guest rooms and a large hall for community gatherings, dances, etc. In later years the ground floor was converted into a store. The man feeding the cub bear is...
3) Camp Tigiwon
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Caption: "Camp Tigiwon alt. 10,000 ft. Pilgrimage to the Nount of the Holy Cross. V. T. Brown photo, Denver, Colo."
47 "pilgrims," most on horseback, posing in front of the Camp Tigiwon post office. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
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1910: Five people seated on step of the U.S. Post Office, Edwards, Colorado. Log building was situated on site now occupied by the Edwards I-70 off-ramp. Screen door and double-hung window visible. Two dogs in foreground.
From left to right: Lucia Wellington, Esther Moore, Lydia Nelson, Nelse Nelson, Esther Wellington (Klatt). Esther Moore is wearing a bonnet, Nelse Nelson wearing overalls and hat, Esther Wellington wearing straw hat.
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