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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall.
"Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall.
"Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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Pastor Jim Berggren painting the cross on the steeple at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gypsum. The painting was done on October 3, 1988, in anticipation of the centennial celebration of the Church on October 8, 1988.
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The congregation of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gypsum in front of the church on October 8, 1988, the centennial celebration.
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The Eagle County High School boys' basketball team, 1917, lined up outside the school.
"The picture of the boys' basketball team: Jule Oleson, Fritz Borah, Bill McHatton, Jack Flynn, Marvin Ryden and Fred Oleson. The Oleson boys were nephews of Julius Oleson who had the store and bank in Gypsum." -- Lola Tracy Borah to John Flynn, in a letter postmarked Nov. 25, 1996
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]...
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A plane over the landing field at Cooley Mesa, Colorado, now the site of Eagle County Airport.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Centennial cake for the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gypsum, Oct. 8, 1988.
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C.1900: "The Big Barn," Doll Brothers Ranch, Gypsum Valley. Barn had 3 full stories, running water and electricity. Could stable 250 horses individually. Winter view with snow on ground. Fencing in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
10) Doll Family
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Frank Doll seated at the "Gypsum Valley Home." Behind him stand Hiram F. Doll, Ruth (a worker at the Home), and Frank A. Doll.
11) Early Gypsum
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Panoramic photograph of early Gypsum, Colorado. The photograph is dated "about 1902".
12) The Evelyns
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Group photo at the Lea home in Gypsum, Colorado.
From left to right: Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea, Evelyn Marguerite Lea, Evelyn Urdine, Evelyn Carol (daughter of Evelyn Urdine)
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Evelyn Marguerite Lea, daughter of William Henry and Urdine Bell Messersmith. The photo is dated 1920 in Gypsum, Colorado.
15) Messersmiths
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From left to right: George Washington Messersmith, Elias Messersmith (brother to George Washington), Urdine Messersmith Lea, James Cain Messersmith (son of Elias), Andrew "Andy" Elias Messersmith (son of George Washington). Evelyn Urdine Douthit, Urdine's granddaughter, is standing on a chair in the front. There is a dog in the bottom right corner of the photograph and Elias Messersmith is holding a cane. A road and mountains can be seen in the background....
16) The Leas
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Portrait of Eagle County High School students.
2nd row, first boy on the left is Richard "Bud" George; 3rd boy from left in 2nd row in Elmer Lundgren. Top row, 4th girl from left is Blanche Messersmith.
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Evelyn Urdine Douthit sits with the dog, Spot, in the mail cart that her grandfather, George Washington Messermith, would use to pick up mail from the Gypsum Post Office. The photo was dated 1926.
20) The Johnsons
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Zella Lea Johnson with her husband, Charles James Lea. Charles was the brother of William Henry Lea.
