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161) Marcus Albert Vigil
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Marker for: "Marcus Albert Vigil, Dec. 16, 1945--Oct. 29, 1961," in the McCoy Cemetery. Mountains are engraved at the top of the marker.
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MacDonald Knight on left with Harold Stoner and pack burros. This was the first prospecting trip in 1939. Knight taught school during the year and had his summers free to prospect.
Front: "1st trip in '39 Gold Park, Don, Stoner"
163) Jose. B. O. Martinez
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Marker for: "Jose B. O. Martinez, A3C US Air Force, Korea, July 2, 1936--Sept. 25, 2010," in River View Cemetery. Engraved on the marker is Battle Mountain, the Red Cliff Bridge and a hunter.
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Verso: "Pete Mann who ran the pack string 12 miles from the Glengary mine to Gold Park; 22 tons packed out summer 1939"
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Another view of the plateau on Notch Mountain with a clear view of Mount of the Holy Cross in the background.
167) Camp Tigiwon
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Caption: "Camp Tigiwon alt. 10,000 ft. Pilgrimage to the Nount of the Holy Cross. V. T. Brown photo, Denver, Colo."
47 "pilgrims," most on horseback, posing in front of the Camp Tigiwon post office. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
168) Black Mountain Ranch
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"The ranch buildings on what later became the Black Mountain Ranch. When this picture was taken in 1935 [photo has both 1934 and 1936 written on it], it was a working ranch (with emphasis on work) and had about fifty acres under cultivation, the balance of the 1,100 acres was pasture and timberland. Pioneers named the hill in the background Sawmill Mountain. Until 1915 the hill was a paradise for grouse and to see fifty or sixty in a flock was...
169) Tennessee Pass
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Photo postcard of U.S. Hwy 24 at the top of Tennessee Pass (Alt. 10,240 ft,) between Leadville and Red Cliff, Colorado. [Sanborn W-1181] There is snow on the ground.
170) Town of Eagle
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...
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Continuing west on Highway 24 would take you to Minturn. Continuing east would take you to Gilman and Red Cliff. Photo taken by Tom Knight. Tom worked at Gilman as a watchman.
Verso: "Looking west down Eagle River. You can see I'm on top of the world. This shows the S curve on the O. to O. [Ocean to Ocean] Highway. We go to work tonight. Don't know what doing." [written by Tom Knight]
"Old highway on Battle Mountain" BJS
172) Family Trip
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The Azoulay-Knight and Weddell families posing for phototgrapher MacDonald Knight during a trip to Holy Cross City.
Caption: "On the road to Holy Cross City, Mt. Whitney in background"
From left: Lionel and Louise Azoulay with son Joel; Micheline Knight, Marcelle Azoulay (Memere), Tom Knight holding Patricia Knight, and the Weddells.
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View of Brush Creek looking toward the Eagle River Valley 1979
174) Gothic Mountain
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Photo of Gothic Mountain in Gunnison County. Note the school house in the left foreground.
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Three girls with pantlegs rolled up, wading in Lake Constantine.
Caption by O. W. Randall: "Lake Constantine, Randall's & Mathew's girls. Wading in snow water after a long hike."
O. W. Randall and his wife, Irene, had two adopted daughters, Shirley and Paula.
176) Glengarry Mine site
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The Glengarry Mine site at 11,414 ft., Holy Cross Mining District. Middle Mountain has an elevation of 12,336 feet.
From the Eagle County Assessment Roll 1891-92 p.8: "Glengary #4354, 5.166 acres, value $60; Hidden Treasure #4353, 4.596 acres, value $50."
From the Eagle County Assessment Roll 1922. Transit Gold Mining Co. [Red Cliff School District 1 Holy Cross Mines] owned Glengary, Hidden Treasure and the Transit mines. Glengary was valued at...
177) Hanging Lake
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"Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Teresa Flynn, 4340 Alcott St., Denver Colo.
Canceled Colorado Springs, CO., Jul 1, 1908 9 PM; Denver, Colo. July 2, 1908 9:30AM.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side...
179) Skyland
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Cabins on the trail to Lake Charles (out of Yeoman Park up Brush Creek). Lloyd's owned Skyland at Lake Charles, a popular destination for fishing. By the 1940s, the cabins had fallen into disrepair and the Forest Service removed them.
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Shared marker for: "Nimon, Barbara Ann, June 9, 1928--June 27, 2004; George 'Wayne,' Sept. 3, 1928-- ," in the McCoy Cemetery. Mountains, pines, a loon and an eagle are engraved on the marker. The inscription at bottom reads: "Don't mourn our deaths, but celebrate our lives."
