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View of the Chambers Ranch with houses, outbuildings and barn. The barn was moved to its present site at the Eagle Visitor Center in 1986 and donated to the Eagle County Historical Society. The Eagle River is in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The interior of a blacksmith shop with two men working at center.
"The photograph was taken in the late 1800s in my great-granddad's first homestead which is now known as Castle Peak Ranch. The ranch that the family currently owns north of the original homestead were homesteads of my grandfather Joh, my dad and his sister Beaulah." -- John Buchholz July 5, 2000
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View of the town of Eagle, Colorado, looking south, up Brush Creek from across the valley. The railroad bridge is in the mid-ground. Broadway is the large, wide street in the center of the photo, running north to south. Ross Chamber's dairy farm is in the lower right hand corner (where the I-70 interchange is now located).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A line camp above the Chester Mayer ranch on the west range during summer grazing.
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The Eagle County Historical Society Museum sporting a new "Open" sign constructed by Bob Walker. The verso of the sign says "Shut." The photo was taken in June 1994.
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Three cowboys in a corral at the Lloyd Ranch, working horses. Hay rick in the background
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"The Lloyd brothers pose with fellow cowboys at Red Mountain Ranch. Carl Lloyd Jr. (son of Carl) is third from left, and Clyde (C.F.) Lloyd is third from right. There was also a third Lloyd brother, Frank." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.90
The group is standing in front of the iconic white barn, still in place today (2010).
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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...
9) Lloyd Ranch
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"Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation 'Red Mountain Ranch' and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde's brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Ella, were the caretakers for the ranch. Located about 4 miles east of Eagle, the property featured a magnificent ranch house (which burned to the ground...
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Brush Creek Valley, 1916. Two groups of buildings, fenced pasture and Brush Creek visible with Bellyache Mountain in the background.
13) Buchholz Livery
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The Buchholz Livery Stable in Eagle, Colorado. The stable is in disrepair, soon to be demolished (October 1929). Nicholas (d. 1911) and John (d. 1932) Buchholz ran the livery business for many years.
14) Chambers Ranch
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The Chambers Ranch at the mouth of Eby Creek in Eagle, Colorado. The white barn became the museum for the Eagle County Historical Society. The site with the buildings is now the Eagle interchange for I-70.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch. The Eagle River is at midfield, in front of the ranch buildings. C. F. Lloyd is written on the barn roof.
”Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation ’Red Mountain Ranch’ and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde’s brother and sister-in-law, Carl and...
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Locomotive crossing the Eagle River railroad bridge. Castle Peak Ranch is in the background.
17) Horn Ranch
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The camel-back bridge over the Eagle River on U.S. Hwy 6 & 24, approximately 5-6 miles east of Eagle, Colorado.Behind the train, is the Leonard Horn ranch with ranch houses to the left of the tall pine tree at center. Rube Creek flows by the ranch houses. The dirt road at left goes to the ranch.
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The Sherman Brothers Ranch house with Gertrude and children posed on front porch. Barns visible at left.
"Jesse Sherman and his wife, Gertrude, often entertained nieces and newphews and children from town. This cement-block home was the primary Sherman residence. Several other houses on the ranch were used for the families that helped to work the ranch." --Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.47
The house was 4 miles east of Eagle, approximately where...
