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81) Wolcott Depot
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Children standing on the railroad tracks in front of the Wolcott Depot.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Fletcher [J. Homan] and Kate Flynn at Wolcott, standing on risers near the tracks.
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Group photo of four women, three men, standing in front of a wagon. Horse standing to left of group. Women are wearing bonnets, men wearing hats. Building in left background.
Caption on verso: "On our way to a barn dance 1914"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The still standing State Bridge, built in 1890. It was an important transportation link between Wolcott, McCoy and Routt County and was subject to heavy traffic until the Moffatt Road was completed. A modern bridge on Highway 131 has replaced it." -- McCoy Memoirs p.20
[verso gives date as 1891]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
86) Evelyn Glaze
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Evelyn Glaze in a baby carriage at Wolcott, 1919. The Wolcott cement bridge is visible in the background.
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A bird's-eye view of Wolcott, looking east. The cement bridge is barely visible at midfield.
88) Wolcott
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Wolcott, Colorado, in September 1947.
The Wolcott bridge over the Eagle River is visible at midfield. It was a Luten arch bridge, constructed in 1916, and has since been replaced.
Lena Yost's father, Frank Sansosti, was the D&RG section foreman at Wolcott for many years. The railroad depot and section house are next to the tracks in this photo. The Sansosti family lived at Wolcott for 27 years.
"Frank Sansosti was born in Cosenza, Italy, on...
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Mr. Homan and Fletcher on the platform at the Wolcott depot, 1918. There is a suitcase standing next to the bench on the right. The sign reads "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office."
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Ben Gaze pretending to threaten Dave Harper with an tie tool at the Wolcott station. Dave is taking the threat in stride.
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Doing laundry at the surveyors' camp at Wolcott. From right, Jim Flynn, Hughie and Fletcher (the two at left are unidentified). Inscription reads: "Fun"
92) Booco Ranch
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"Members of the Booco family grouped by their cabins on Alkali Creek near Wolcott about 1920. From left to right: Isaac Booco, Cecil Terrell Playford and daughter, Grandmother Margaret Booco, Margaret Terrell, Mrs. Mary Booco, Jack, Billy, Gordon, Ben and Gern Booco." -- McCoy Memoirs p.185
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
95) The Gill Family
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Mary Elizabeth, Tom and Kate Gill in about 1923. Kate Flynn married Tom Gill in 1921. Tom was working for the Building and Bridge Department of the D&RG based in Wolcott. Their first child, Mary Elizabeth Gill, was born in 1921 in Glenwood Springs. In 1923, the family moved to Los Angeles. -- Jack Hughes
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Mrs. Frances E. (Welsh) Watson at the Hartman Ranch. Frances married George W. Watson in 1906. They managed the Beef and Pierce Cattle Co. in Maybelle, Colo., and the American Cattle Co. They ranched in Eagle County for 20 years until 1938.
Sally Welsh Hartman, Frances' sister, married Charles L. Hartman in Wolcott in 1909 and they ranched there until 1934. The Welsh family moved to Eagle County at Wolcott in 1883.
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In back, from left, Bert Johnson and Kate Flynn. In front, Jim Homan and Florence Quinlan. Railroad cars and buildings are in the background.
98) Hanscome's place
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Hanscome's old home after the fire. Tango, the dog, is looking down the road.
Alfred and Mary Jane Baker Young Hanscome married at Grand Lake in 1883, then coming to Eagle County, about one mile west of Wolcott. They worked a small ranch until Alfred's death in 1919. Mrs. Hanscome died in 1921. -- Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 19, 1921 p.1
99) Jimmy Sudduth
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Jimmy Sudduth standing outside the Sudduth home in Wolcott. There is a boardwalk to the house, in an attempt to keep mud outside the living areas.
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Kate Flynn, Fletcher B. Homan and Thomas at the Wolcott station. Fletcher B. Homan was the Denver and Rio Grande agent at Wolcott.
[submitted by John J. Flynn, Jr.]
