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1895: Town of Eagle, then named McDonald. In the foreground, eight donkeys being watched by a dog (at left). The Fourth of July canvas roofed celebration hall built by A. A. McDonald is at the extreme left (the present Masonic Hall site).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard looking down on Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle River is at lower left; Brush Creek Valley is at right midfield. Highway 6 runs from left to right across the midfield. The County courthouse is the square building at right midfield, placing this photograph after 1932.
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View of the town of Eagle, Colorado, looking south, up Brush Creek from across the valley. The railroad bridge is in the mid-ground. Broadway is the large, wide street in the center of the photo, running north to south. Ross Chamber's dairy farm is in the lower right hand corner (where the I-70 interchange is now located).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard of the Memorial Day Parade at Eagle, Colorado, May 30, 1930. The colors followed by the American Legion are marching down Broadway.
"Local veterans march down Eagle's main street in the 1930 Memorial Day parade. Note that the Buchholz Livery is no longer in place. The businesses in the middle of the block (on the east side of Broadway) include a restaurant and the Eagle Valley Enterprise offices." -- Kathy Heicher, Early Eagle p.80...
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1920s: Victorian residence owned by Mary Hart and Arthur Hockett in Eagle, CO. View is from the front, showing the porch, detail of woodwork, chimney, and trees without leaves. It still stands at the corner of Second and Howard Streets, 203 Howard [2010], carefully restored to its original appearance.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking south toward the Town of Eagle c1917, according to notes on the photo. If the large building in the far right background is the County Courthouse, this photo could not be dated earlier than 1932. The railroad bridge can be seen in the left background. U.S. Hwy 6 is running across the center of the photo
7) Eagle
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Photo of Eagle, Colorado, taken from Eby Creek. The Eagle River is in the foreground, Hwy 6 is at midground. The main street at the middle of the photo is Broadway. The picture was printed on Aug. 21, 1941 at Ping's Station.
8) Broadway
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Photo postcard looking up Broadway (the main street) in Eagle, Colorado, north toward Castle Peak in the backround. The Eagle theatre is on the far left.
9) Eagle School
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A panorama of Eagle taken from the Mayer Ranch, prior to the construction of the Eagle County Courthouse in 1932. The Eagle School is at left. The view in north toward Eby Creek.
11) Broadway
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Businesses on Broadway, Eagle, Colorado, in the 1920s. Several automobiles are parked in front of the buildings. The street is unpaved.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
12) Eagle in 1900
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A view of Eagle looking north up the Eby Creek drainage, taken on September 23, 1900. Developed by Otis Ping in Albatou, Iowa, on September 27, 1900. The Methodist Church is at far right midground; Castle Peak is at far right top.
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Town of Eagle 1902, looking to northeast. Two men standing in right midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
14) Min Sharp
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"Min Sharp stands in front of the snow banks on the east side of Broadway in Eagle. Photo was likely taken in December 1960. Notice the stores in the background. From left to right, Eagle Liquors, Sharp's Pool Hall, Stanley's Cash Grocery and Lieber's Cafe." -- Those Were the Days, Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 8, 2004, p.2
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A group of men examine the aftermath of the Eagle Valley Enterprise building fire. St. Mary's Cathoic Church is in the background (belltower visible).
"A devastating fire on January 13, 1932, destroyed the newspaper office on Broadway. The fire started in an adjacent dry-cleaning shop and wiped out several main street businesses. George Carlow sounded the fire alarm, but the town's limited fire equipment malfunctioned in the freezing termperatures....
16) Who's driving?
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An automobile with a gentleman in the back seat and a dog in the front seat.
17) Broadway
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Broadway, the main street through Eagle, showing several homes. There is a sidewalk and a fire hydrant is visible in the foreground.
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House built by Howard McCain on Wall Street, in Eagle, Colorado. The house was completed in 1940.
19) Ice skaters
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Skaters on the ice rink at the Eagle town park. The County courthouse is in the background. This is roughly the same location as the current town park.
20) Broadway
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Broadway in Eagle. The building on the right was built by the First National Bank of Eagle County. The two story half of the building was occupied by general merchandise stores (F. Hugus and Co.; later, the Lewis store); the one story side by the bank.
The line of wagons and carriages may be a parade.
Same as 1991.001.046 Photo only scanned once into Past Perfect.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
