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A postcard prepared for Eagle Valley Feed Mill with E.A. (Edward) Michael, Proprietor.
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The poem "The Ending of Sin" was originally written by Grace Nottingham and printed in the Denver Post, sometime between 1900-1920. This copy was created by Esther Klatt, a teacher in Eagle County. Both women were members of influential ranching families in the area.
44) Shrine Lodge
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A business card for the Shrine Lodge, "Starting Place for Mt. Holy Cross". The card advertises steam heat and hot and cold water in all the rooms for $1.50 a night (and up!). In the 1930s and 40s, pilgrimages to the top of Mount of the Holy Cross had become a destination for those believing in its healing and spiritual abilities.
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An invoice for "Koonce and Wolverton" from Wiley's Drug Store, Eagle, Colorado. Harold Koonce and Bert Wolverton had a big day ahead of them with their purchases: bait hooks, ice cream, cigars, paper, and fishing tackle. Wiley's Drug Store was located in downtown Eagle, Colorado for many years.
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A Quartzite Transportation Company bus pass [No. 145] from Red Cliff to Gilman, purchased by Earl Beck. Good for dates between January 5, 1939, and January 20, 1939. Six dates (5,6,7,9,10,11) punched.
The Red Cliff line was started in the 1930s by Mickey Walsh. Ione Kutz, Mr. Neff, and Pear and Harry Mize were all involved with the bus, either driving or selling tickets.
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Eagle had a movie theater in different locations over time, but in 1940, the new Eagle Theater building had its grand opening. The movie was "That's Right, You're Wrong" featuring May Robson and Edward Horton and would play a matinee and evening show. Afterwards, the celebration would continue with a dance.
The program features admission prices and advertisements for many local businesses in and around Eagle at the time, providing a general snapshot...
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The Spreading Eagle was the student produced and edited newsletter of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers.
This particular issue focuses on commencement and the end of the school year with details of the commencement banquet, highlights of the senior class, class will, sports updates, and a review of the senior play....
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The Spreading Eagle was the student produced and edited newsletter of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers.
This issue was printed on bold red paper, most likely for Christmas. Students also included New Years resolutions in this edition. One page of the newsletter is dedicated to alumni who were currently fighting...
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A letter to residents in the town of Gilman from Craig Nagler, President of Battle Mountain Corporation, as formal notification of their intention to discontinue services to the once-thriving company town. Battle Mountain Corporation offered relocation assistance to residents; the town had been built around jobs in the mine, making relocation more than a move for all involved. The town of Gilman sits perched on a hillside above the Eagle Mine and...
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Herman Newquist's family arrived in the Eagle Valley around 1920. The family would homestead near Bellyache Mountain and Herman has described his childhood, family, and events of the area in several small manuscripts. This manuscript focuses on the years of pilgrimages up Mount of the Holy Cross led by Dr. O.W. Randall or "Doc Randall". The Tigiwon shelter and community house, built during the Great Depression, became a focal point for gatherings...
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"Brush Creek Valley, Township 5 South, Range 84 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, the area at hte mouth of Breek Creek between the Eagle River and the railroad tracks and west of Brush Creek. Ditch is Lower Rule, Priority #137, Spring in 1884 by H.E. Rule. The ditches are located by right bank or left bank and this is determined by facing downstream. This is supposed to be the original settlers of the Brush Creek Valley."
Ditch digging and irrigation...
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War Ration Book No. 2 were printed at the beginning of 1943. Stamps were printed in pages and each letter of the alphabet was given 4 stamps, and these stamps were numbered: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, and so on. This booklet has stamps for R-Z unused. Stamps were required for purchasing many household goods, such as coffee, flour, or sugar, and also consumer goods, such as gasoline and shoes. Stamps like these were not specified to a particular item and...
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Ethel Boies was born and rasied in Red Cliff, Colorado. In 1918, she married Howard G. Bayer, well-known in Minturn and Red Cliff through his involvement with many youth organizations. Ethel's typescript focuses on early days of Red Cliff and the surrounding areas of Eagle and Lake County (Leadville). Many mines, miners, mine benefactors, assay numbers, and mine locations are also mentioned.
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The College Farm was a plot of land purchased and operated by the Colorado Agricultural College of Fort Collins. Agricultural technicians and students would work on the farm on various projects; many experimental crops and plants were publicized in agricultural and science fields.
Families from around the valley would come to share food, see friends, and learn about successful growing at high-altitude.
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"The first recollection I have of the Eagle Theatre Building at 241 Broadway is the summer of 1933 when I came over with my Dad, John Greve, to run a move on Thursday night..." -- Lloyd Greve
An early first-hand account of downtown Eagle and the Eagle Theatre.
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Norrie, Colorado is a ghost town located in Pitkin County just outside of Basalt, Colorado on the Upper Frying Pan River. Claims were first taken around 1890 to 1900. Eventually, the town became a lumber camp and had a post office, school, and dance hall. In 1913, some reports say that the population was around 200; today, the last census noted 7 people living in the area. Some buildings and foundations still stand and can be seen today.
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First-hand account of early living near Bellyache Mountain as told by Herman Newquist.
