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A souvenir booklet titled, "Over the South Park to Leadville." This accordion style booklet was printed by Chain & Hardy, Publishers and Booksellers from Denver, between 1881 and 1890, and shows the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad between the South Park region and Leadville. Several sites have been illustrated including Kenosha Pass Horseshoe Mountain, several Leadville streets, and the Mount of the Holy Cross.
10082) D&RG RR YMCA
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The D&RG Railroad YMCA (now the International Trade Center) was used as sleeping quarters for railroad men. "It had a big sun porch on the east, and it had a glass-enclosed reading room. The stationary boiler in the roundhouse heated the YMCA building. The two floors above the lobby were used for sleeping rooms….Each room had a hang-down electric bulb with a pull-chain switch. Also, one single bed and a little nightstand.
On the main floor...
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The cities of Colorado Springs and Aurora sponsored the development of a dam and reservoir that would provide each city with 37,000 acre feet (approximately twelve billion gallons) of water per year. Ultimately, the decision was up to communities using the water on the Western Slope. The project is detailed in two phases, both of which are available at the Eagle Public library and archives, and this map is included as part of those collections, respectively....
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This birthday postcard was addressed to Dorothy Shryack by someone named Victor from Grand Junction, Colorado on January 29, 1913. The text on the front of the card reads, "A wish for your birthday. May you have many, many, birthdays, for each of them is a rose in the garden of friendship."
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A timeline of events written by Mittie Alda Borah, the daughter of Alfred and Mary (Grant) Borah. Alda was born on December 4, 1895. This timeline covers major events relating to her parents from November 1886, when Alfred broke his leg, to March 16, 1896.
10087) "A Study in Tangles" program
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A program for the Eagle High School's presentation of "A Study in Tangles," a three act play. The play was held at the Woodman Hall on March 25, 1927.
10088) Eagle Valley Manuscripts
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Browse letters, documents, stories, certificates, just about anything on paper in this collection-- all from Eagle County and the surrounding areas of the Western Slope of Colorado.
10089) Francis Lufkin & the twins
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Francis Lufkin poses with twins; their names are unknown, but their mother was Lola Figgins, daughter of Frank & Birdie Figgins.
