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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.
242) Skiff's Ranch
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Working on roof beams for Skiff's Ranch hotel (later the Oddfellows Hall) in Gypsum.
243) 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.
245) Jim Dilts
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Jim Dilts, a pioneer of eagle County, seated in front of his cabin on Deep Creek, reading the Chicago Tribune. His feet are propped on a saddle and his dog is sleeping under his legs. Chaps and bridle are hanging on either side of the door. He was County Superintendent of Schools (1896-1897) and an attorney. This photo appears to be taken at the same time as 1982.001.024.
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Alan Nottingham and his older sister, Winifred Nottingham Mason, standing at the entrance to the College Farm house. Across from Arrowhead in what is now Eagle-Vail, the College Farm was an agriculture experiment station for Colorado A & M College.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
247) 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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Castle Peak and the lookout station. The lookout station was used in finding fires throughout the surrounding areas, since it was located at approximately 11,275 feet.
Inscription on back: " The Lookout Station on Castle Pk. that I put up last year. How would you like to be up there now (5 ft. of snow). JP"
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A letter written by L. B. Cannon to Doctor William Warren Crook of Denver, dated November 22, 1899. The letter is written on letterhead for the Crescent Coal and Trading Company. J. T. Cannon was the manager and cousin of L. B. Cannon. Doctor Crook practiced medicine in Glenwood Springs.
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A letter written by L. B. Cannon to Doctor William Warren Crook of Denver, dated November 14, 1899. The letter is written on letterhead for the Crescent Coal and Trading Company. J. T. Cannon was the manager and cousin of L. B. Cannon. Doctor Crook practiced medicine in Glenwood Springs.
251) Minnie "Min" Borah
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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.
252) 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.]
