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Caption by O. W. Randall: "Bishop Gulch where the proposed auto road would go."
Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jun 5 1928"
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate...
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Sophie Hamrick Knight, on the divide between Cross Creek and West Cross Creek. She is posed with the dog, "Hound," and burros Lucky and The Kid. She and Tom Knight were prospecting at the time.
Verso: "Mom on the divide between Cross Creek and West Cross Creek with burros, Lucky and The Kid, and dog, The Houn'. 1938[?] Prospecting"
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A stereoscopic view of the Eagle River. This stereoscopic view was part of the Eagle River Series, a set of views that explored the Eagle River. It is unknown where on the Eagle River this was taken. The views were published by Alex Martin of Denver.
A description of the Eagle River was included on the verso of the view:
The Eagle River is a tributary of the Grand. Its source is in the Tennessee Pass, which has an elevation of 10, 418 feet. Its...
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Water fall that runs only in the spring. "Go up Bush Creek Road, past Woods Lake, down Lime Creek about 1/2 mile off Burnt Mountain Road."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
