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From left, Ray tippett, Buster Beck, Bud Beck, and Don Knight, resting on the Holy Cross City Road. Wuinn Beck may be seated just above Buster in the photo [difficult to see].
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Joseph H. Fear standing in front of his business, the Holy Cross Garage, in Red Cliff, Colorado. Christine Fear, his daughter, is in the automobile on which he is leaning. Christine graduated from high school in 1957 and worked as her dad's bookkeeper.
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The Ford tow truck from the Holy Cross Garage in Red Cliff, with car in tow. The Walsh family owned the garage.
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Mount of the Holy Cross and Notch Mountain from top of Battle Mountain. Trees and cleared space in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
45) Holy Cross City
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Tom Doran (on left) of Eagle, Colorado, and Chuck Shaw of Minturn, Colorado, with pack horses at Holy Cross City. Six buildings and the remains of other structures are visible in the background.
"By 1881, Holy Cross City was, itself, a reality. In a meadow, 11,407 feet above sea level, were "'two rows of houses facing each other with other buildings wherever a level spot could be found.' ...Between 1881 and 1883, Holy Cross City could boast...
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A postcard depicting the Mount of the Holy Cross and the surrounding wilderness area.
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A unidentified individual leans against a cabin near Holy Cross City.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy...
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A stereoscopic view of the Mount of the Holy Cross. This view was part of Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views and was published in Colorado Springs.
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The Mount of the Holy Cross, located in the Holy Cross Wilderness area of the White River National Forest. Snow covers the ground.
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The Mount of the Holy Cross, located in the Holy Cross Wilderness area of the White River National Forest.
54) Holy Cross City
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Looking down into Holy Cross City. Several buildings are visible in the midground.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation...
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A view of Holy Cross City, taken in the 1890s. A building is visible on the left.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation...
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A mine located in Holy Cross City. Taken in the 1890s.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City, the Holy Cross Mill, and the Treasure Vault Mill. Both mills were connected by a two-and-a-half-mile long flume. The...
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A view of the Mount of the Holy Cross, taken in July. From the verso, "Even in July, the snow blanketing Mount of the Holy Cross outlines the dramatic cross-like natural formation on the mountain's side."
58) Holy Cross City
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A view of several buildings at Holy Cross City. Deep snow covers the ground. There is evidence of a burn mark on the left-hand side of the image.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called...
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"MOUNT HOLY CROSS IS WORLD FAMOUS, in fact one of the World's Wonders. This superb natural symbol of faith is situated near Redcliff on the Ocean to Ocean Highway west of Leadville. Nowhere else in the world has the Creator engraved a religious symbol so perfect and of such great interest. Even those who are not religious cannot gaze upon this symbol embodying the nobler aspirations of mankind without a feeling of awe and reverence."
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Postcard image of the Mount of the Holy Cross. "Compliments Colorado Commandery No. 1 K.T. 32nd Triennial Conclave Denver, 1913."
