Frontier and pioneer life--History.
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Before Sylvan Lake became the state park we know it as today, it was a lake located on the William Johnson ranch. A barn and possibly the ranch home are pictured here.
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Louise Brockie married Charlies William Bryant. She was the mother of May Hart and grandmother to Helen Hart (Allen). This photograph is dated 1930.
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Jenny May Bryant married Benjamin Hart in 1897. The family lived in Red Cliff and mined in the area for many years.
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Portrait photograph of Louise Brockie Bryant dated 1876. Louise was born in 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri, making her approximately 24-25 years of age at the time of the photograph. She died on June 25, 1932 in Denver.
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Joseph Dewey "Joe Dick" Allen in his high school graduation picture, 1917.
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Nora and William Johnson seated with their children: Dorris, Jesse, and Ray. Photograph is dated 1908.
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Neva Bersheny (Johnson) takes a horseback ride in the Flat Tops Wilderness area with her dog. A small lake or pond is visible in the background.
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A History of Eagle County is a compilation written by county school children and their teacher in scrapbook form. Each local community was given a section making eighteen sections total, covering Red Cliff to Basalt.
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The opening of Buford Pass has many cars lined up for the drive. "Buford Pass" is now known Buford-New Castle Road, traveling 44 miles and connecting Buford (22 miles east of Meeker) to New Castle, Colorado through the Flat Tops Wilderness. It is seasonally open to cars. Other roads and trails intersect at various points.
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Alexander & Leah Allen sit together in front of a row of men in suits. The photograph is dated circa 1903.
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Bess Luby, and Joe, Helen, and Jean Allen pose for a picture in 1925.
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A photograph of Joe Allen holding his newborn daughter, Jean, in 1923.
