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221) Hester & Hans Larsen
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Hester (Mary) & Hans Larsen pose for a picture. Hans has a cigar/cigarette in his mouth with a wide brim hat.
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Eagle County Historical Society volunteer Bill Heicher explains the stagecoach route that went from Red Cliff to Squaw Creek then over Bellyache mountain to Eagle.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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A journal written by Alfred Borah. Borah was an early settler to the Brush Creek Valley. He was a rancher and would sometimes lead hunting and fishing parties with his brother, Jake Borah. The years covered in this journal are from April 1880 to September 1886. This journal covers some of Borah's earliest days in Eagle County beginning in 1882.
224) Macdonell's kitchen
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Sadie Macdonell, at right, with friends in her kitchen. From left: Rena Chatfield, Mary Rule, Merle Taylor and Sadie Figgins.
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Left to right: Alda Borah, George Ziegler, and Vivian Hodges preparing for a horseback ride on Brush Creek.
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Alda Borah stands next to Billy/Billie, the family horse in 1916.
"Billy and I day of public sale, our last picture. I loved my horse, we wanted to bring him to Phx [Phoenix], Station Agent said nothing could be put in big Rail Road car, we were bringing furniture with us. We sold everything, found out we could have filled the car. Many tears were shed." -- Alda Borah
227) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands along a fence near her home on Brush Creek.
"North of my home on main road to Eagle, Colo. Brish Creek, Colo." -- Alda Borah
228) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah stands in a patch of weeds and wildflowers near her home on Brush Creek. She is wearing a suit and tie with a bowler hat.
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Alda Borah (left) and Nannie King stand near a fence while holding two baby calves. Taken in 1914.
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Alda Borah sits atop, Billie/Billy, the family horse, in 1915.
231) Alda Borah
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Alda Borah (left) sits in a flower bed near the Borah house. The woman is unidentified, but may be Alda's mother, Mary Borah.
"Alda Borah in dandelion flower bed in front yard on Brush Creek, Colo." -- Alda Borah
232) Borah ranch
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The Borah ranch on Brush Creek. The main home and barn/buildings are at center with a herd of cattle visible in the left corner. The site of the Borah ranch is now the Frost Creek Golf Course.
"The first half showing all the buildings built in 1902. 1896 to 1916." -- Alda Borah
233) Borah house, 1914
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The Borah house on Brush Creek. Taken in 1914. Mary Borah is playing the piano and is marked by the small "x."
"Home Sweet Home. Mother at Piano. New Year's Eve, 1914. George Ziegler took picture. Our dear home in winter time. Mother sitting a piano playing." - Alda Borah
234) Borah house
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The Borah home on Brush Creek. Taken between 1905 and 1917. Alfred and Mary Borah are standing on the front porch.
"My home from fall 1905 to Dec 1917. Sold to John Van Horn, Brush Creek, Colo and moved to Phoenix, Ariz." -- Alda Borah
235) Borah log cabin
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The original Borah log cabin on Brush Creek. Alda Borah was born there in 1896. The Borah's later rented out the cabin when their new house was built. Eulene Kilgore was born here in 1914. A ladder is propped up against the cabin. An unidentified individual is standing in the doorway.
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The Borah family sits for a photograph with guests. Standing from left to right are Blanche Swinehart and Nettie Nivens. Seated left to right are Mary (Grant) Borah, Mittie Alda Borah, and Alfred Borah.
Blanche Swinehart taught at the Lower Brush Creek School, and boarded with the Borah family for a time. Nettie Nivens was a nearby neighbor who helped deliver Alda. This photograph was taken on June 6, 1897, by Gene Borah, a relative of Alfred's....
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The Borah house on Brush Creek. Taken in the summertime. From left to right: George Lovinggood, Alfred Borah, Mr. Swarthout (seated), Mary Borah, George Ziegler, Alda Borah.
"Old home on Brush Creek, Colo when Hop Vines covered porch in summer." -- Alda Borah
238) Borah log cabin
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The old Borah log cabin on Brush Creek. Aldred Borah, along with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Alda, lived in the cabin until 1905.
"Home where Alda Borah was born Dec 4, 1896." -- Alda Borah
239) Borah house
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From left to right: Alda Borah, Mary Borah, and Alfred Borah on the porch of their home on Brush Creek. A dog is sitting on the porch next to Alda.
"My home in Colo. on ranch sold to John Van Horn in 1919." -- Alda Borah
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"Warren Hart and John Metheny's homes. South from old home on Brush Creek, Colo."
