Congor Mesa, Routt County
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Photo postcard of the spring run-off from Conger Mesa in 1920.
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Labeled September 10, 1916.
"The Pershing Fair and Rodeo held on Conger Mesa in the fall of 1916 and 1917 was intended to be an annual event until World War One interrupted the plan, so it was only held those two years. The building on the right is a part of the Conger Mesa school barn which was built from logs taken from the old Conger Cabin." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 221
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"Former Conger Mesa resident, Marie Theisen Fic, now of Denver." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.253
Photo taken on April 5, 1964.
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A group photo taken on March 24, 1930, Easter Sunday, at the Thompson Ranch on Conger Mesa.
"From left to right in back: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bowles and their two children, Mary and Joe Nichols, Helen and Art Hudson, Bill and Verna Johannbroer, Verna Rose Johannbroer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamilton, Francis, Eleanor and Blanche Thompson, Harry Abbett, Bill and Florine Connor, Edith Thomas, Charley Thompson, Martin Schomers
In front: Minnie Ambos, ? ...
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Charley McCoy and Jake Johannbroer cutting hay on Conger Mesa, 1912.
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Equipment and household goods auction on April 17, 1965. Charley and Josephine Ray sold the former Schrupp ranch to Raymond Horn, making him one of the largest land owners in the area. Photo on p. 226 of McCoy Memoirs.
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"Conger Mesa, 1923. Warren and Mary Henry beside their new car. A few weeks later they were on their way to Oregon in it." -- p.271, McCoy Memoirs
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"Black Mountain, el. 10,000 and the ranch, shortly after Judge M. Lyle had purchased the property and converted it into a guest ranch." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 248
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A group photo taken on March 24, 1930, Easter Sunday, at the Thompson Ranch on Conger Mesa.
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"Among the last to homestead on the Conger Mesa, Martin Schomers built the back part of this house in 1913, the same year that he and Pauline Johnson were married. They spent a part of their honeymoon here and during the ensuing years their three children were born. Others who lived here for short periods were Leonard and Maude Hudson and their two children; Helen and Darrell Ray; and Art and Helen Hudson and family. For many years, rats have been...
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"Conger Mesa, 1916. Mrs. Mary Ebert, Lulu Lowe (a school teacher), Mary Schmoeger and son Charles of Denver, and August Ebert (in white hat)." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 258
Photo taken by Ferdinand Ambos.
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The area between Congor Mesa and Yarmony Park, known for good hunting.
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Iva and Marvin haying on Congor Mesa Road (Leonard Horn's place).
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Leonard G. Ambos cutting hay, August 1925.
Verso: "The 'Kid' himself"
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Photo postcard of Mae Hunt Gilbert Pitney at the age of 20, taken in 1916.
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"The former Theisen ranch house, as it looked when Larry Puryear occupied it in 1970. Built in 1905, it was home to Martin and Mary Theisen and their three duaghters for many years. Others who lived here were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frost and daughter Elsie; Charley, Blanche, Eleanor and Francis Thompson." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 252
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Studio portrait of Ferdinand W. Ambos, 1889-1978, in U.S. Navy uniform.
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"Carl and Josie Ruehle of Casper, Wyoming, pay a brief visit to the Conger Mesa. They operated and lived on the Kayser place from time to time before 1920. Mrs. Ruehle was formerly Josephine Kayser." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.230
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"The Conger Mesa School of 1917 was a new frame building located about a half mile north east of the Conger cabin. Some of the earlier settlers of McCoy had never expected this to come about, after their predictions that the Conger Mesa Ditch would go broke and leave. In this school group are, in the back row, Earl Abbett, Martha White (the teacher), Ruth Henry, Katherine Ebert, Florence Henry and Lillian Johannbroer. In front, Roger Butler, Frank...
20) Theisen women
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The Theisens: Emma, Juanita, Mrs. Mary Theisen, and Marie. Martin and Mary Theisen were married in Denver in 1891. Juanita was born in 1895; Emma in 1897 and Marie in 1902. In 1904, they moved to Routt County and in 1905 they established their own ranch on Congor Mesa.
This photo is labeled 1908 but, from the appearance of the girls, it may have been later. --McCoy Memoirs, p.252
Same as 1992.004B.059, second John Ambos album. Only entered...
