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The local train, stopped at Gypsum, being checked. Inscription reads: "Local."
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Hunting party on the Flat Tops near Trappers Lake, outfitted by Jake Borah. The two men standing at right may be Jake Borah (left) and Jim Dilts. John Condon may be at center, left. The chef is at left, holding up a rack for the camera. Game birds and meat are hanging on the pole behind the chef. [Same image as 1983.001.028] Publisher's caption reads: "Rocky Mountain Scenery"
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1st Street, Gypsum, looking north. J. P. Oleson's store is at left with men standing on the boardwalk in front of it. Continuing down the street are the Gypsum Bank, the Staup Hotel (which was later the Traveler's Hotel), the pool hall and at the end of the street, the Gypsum Depot. -- John Flynn, Jr., letter of Dec. 20, 1995 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Horses races take place in Gypsum during an annual Fourth of July celebration.
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Fern Homan [Moore] and Kate Flynn, above Wolcott. There is a dog sitting behind Fern.
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"Gypsum, Colo. 1969. Charles and Inez Adams, George and Julia Harris and Maude Ambos. A year later George was dead and Charley and Inez passed away in 1973." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 190 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Addison L. and Bird Crawford Hockett, early pioneers of Eagle County. He married Birdie Crawford on November 22, 1898. They lived in Gypsum and had six children. Addison's father, Barclay Hockett, first settled on the mouth of Brush Creek in 1882, in an area now known as Hockett Gulch. Barclay Hockett was Eagle's first postmaster. [Thanks to Bill Stephens, Sr., for this information.] [Title supplied from catalog prepared by...
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Hazel Tracy and Kate Flynn at the Gypsum depot after a dance. They are holding a suitcase between them.
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Alda Borah stands with a catch of mountain trout after a day of fishing. Taken in 1919 near Gypsum.
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Friends, Almeda Conway, mother of Starr Doll, and Ione Kutz. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Members of American Legion, Eagle River Valley Post 150, Gypsum, Colorado, on Decoration Day, May 30, 1940. This may have taken place at Cedar Hill Cemetery. [Photo printed May 30, 1940, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colo.] After World War II, the name "Memorial Day" became more common. In June 28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, making four national holidays three-day weekends. Memorial Day was one of these, now celebrated on the...
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Portait of Andrew Elias Messersmith of Gypsum, Colorado. Andrew is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Andy married Ouida Lucille Gerard, the daughter of George Nathaniel Gerard who came to Gypsum with his brother, Andrew Robert Gerard, from Indiana.
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Portait of Andrew Elias Messersmith of Gypsum, Colorado. Andrew is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Andy married Ouida Lucille Gerard, the daughter of George Nathaniel Gerard who came to Gypsum with his brother, Andrew Robert Gerard, from Indiana.
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Andrew Oleson, Gypsum, Colorado. Mr. Oleson is seated for a formal photograph, in suit with bowtie. Born in Tornum, Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, October 22, 1864, Andrew attened German Trades schools, learning shoemaking. He joined his father in Colorado in 1883. Andrew worked in Red Cliff at first and then joined his family on the homestead in Gypsum Valley, the Sam Oleson Place. In 1902, he purchased the Shippey Place in Gypsum Valley which he owned...
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Brothers Andrew and Julius Oleson standing in a yard, July 1949. Both men wear suits and ties.
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Studio portrait of Anna Ryden Bobson and Sigurd Bobson circa 1913. Mrs. Bobson is seated, wearing a white dress; Mrs. Bobson is standing in a suit and tie with his right hand on the back of the chair. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Arthur "Art" Stremme stands near a fence in Gypsum. Stremme was a member of the first graduating class of the Eagle County High School. His father, Theodore Stremme, owned the Stremme Store and served as the postmaster for Gypsum from 1905 to 1935.
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Studio portrait of Arthur Cabe and Myrtle Skiff Cabe, dressed formally and posed next to a stile. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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John Gerard (seated), brother of Andrew Robert Gerard, at the Doll Brothers' Ranch in the Gypsum Valley. The man on the right may be Samuel "Sam" Doll. The two individuals on the left are unidentified. A young child is visible in the doorway. Several unopened sacks are on the porch.