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41) Lutheran Church
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The First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gypsum shortly after its completion in 1888, before any landscaping was done. There is a man standing on the front steps. In the background, the Skiff Hotel is clearly visible, in addition to some buildings and log structures.
[Same as 1990.001.009 but in better condition.]
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Baseball played in the alley behind Stremme's store in Gypsum.
43) Gypsum locals
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Inscription reads: "Pearce, Daggett, Jim, Polo, Schliff, Noecker."
[Good example of thumbprint on right side]
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The front of the W. J. Riley Co., General Merchandise. There are eight men standing on the boardwalk in front of the building. The man on the far right is holding a pitchfork.
45) Skiff's Ranch
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Working on roof beams for Skiff's Ranch hotel (later the Oddfellows Hall) in Gypsum.
46) Lupton's house
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The house of John William Lupton in Gypsum. Boardwalk is visible and there is a man (Mr. Lupton?) standing behind the fence.
William Lupton was a soldier in the Union Army and a marshall in Cripple Creek, Colorado. While living in Gypsum, he was a special officer for the Rio Grande Railroad, stationed at Minturn. He was the grandfather of Betty and Wyon Bonar and Eldon Wilson.
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Skiff's Ranch building (behind the Lutheran Church in Gypsum) right after it was finished (1900). A group of people including children and a dog are standing in front of the building. It was used as a hotel, drygoods store, and Oddfellows Hall over the years.
48) Willis H. Staup
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Willis H. Staup, born August 18, 1895, in Whitewater, Colorado. His family moved to Gypsum in 1903 and operated the Gypsum Hotel. Mr. Staup was inducted into the army on 20 October, 1917, and saw service in France and Germany. He was discharged April 29, 1919. Willis was the son of W.T. and Lovella Staup. He married Pearl Mitchell on the 25th of December in 1919. He later worked as an electrician for Eagle River Electric Company.
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Minnie "Min" Borah sits atop a wagon full of wood logs. Two horses are hitched to the wagon. Minnie Borah was the wife of Jake Borah. She was born in 1871 and passed away in 1908, at the age of 37.
50) Stanley McHatton
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Stanley McHatton stands on the steps of the Eagle County High School in Gypsum. Taken in the 1910s. The caption states that Stanley McHatton was a professor at the school. This cannot be verified. Stanley attended the Eagle County High School through at least 1913.
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Studio portrait of Dr. WIlliam Lawrence Conway, beloved doctor in Gypsum for many years. Dr. Conway wears collar and tie with tie tack and a lapel pin. He holds a cigar in his left hand.
"Dr. Conway was company doctor for the railroad company at Tercio [now extinct town in Las Animas County], before [moving] to Gypsum" -- Eagle Valley Enterprise, 12-21-67.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
