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1) Vail Gondola
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A publicity shot for Vail Associates showing the Vail gondola in the summertime.
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The Albert Betz Ranch, Gore Valley, viewed from Gore Creek. Buildings in the background are Fleming's Saw Mill. This is current day Vail, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
3) Vail
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Aerial view of Vail, Colorado, including ski slopes.
Verso: "Vail Village about 1985-1990. In 1948 we walked up the mt. and skied down."--Mayo Lanning
Caption: Vail Mountain, the largest ski mountain in North America, seen from the air. 213 - Photo by Peter Runyon, Peter Runyon Postcards Inc., Box 1441 Vail, Colorado 81658.
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This plaque is at the Mount of the Holy Cross Overlook, also known as Julia's Deck, on the Shrine Pass Trail. Shrine Pass Road [FSR 709], a maintained dirt road, connects Vail and Red Cliff
The first section is Psalm 104:24 and the prayer following is unattributed. Interestingly enough, these same quotations are on plaques at the Grand Canyon and the Bronte Waterfall (England).
O Lord,
How manifold
are Thy works!
In wisdom hast
Thou made them...
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Vail Associates public relations photo showing Bridge Street in Vail with the Gore Range in the background.
6) Vail Village
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"A town combining Old World charm and an international "air" with Western hospitality and modern services, Vail Village sits at the foot of one of the best ski mountains in the world. Vail Mountain offers over 10 square miles of skiing terrain; Vail Village and Vail/LionsHead feature 74 bars and restaurants, 62 lodges and condominiums, plus dozens of shops and boutiques." -- caption
Gold Peak ski racing run is in the background.
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Vail Associates public relations photo showing the gondola with the Gore Range in the background.
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The information desk at the Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in LionsHead. The building also included a movie theater.
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Public relations photo for "Mountain Madness," the annual spring party on Vail Mountain. Used in the "Glenwood Guide" and elsewhere. [Photo badly fingerprinted]
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View of fields on Haas Ranch, Sandstone Creek. Water tank, farm machinery and chickens in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
11) Julia's Deck
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Mount of the Holy Cross Overlook, also known as Julia's Deck, on the Shrine Pass Road [FSR 709], a maintained dirt road, connects Vail and Red Cliff. The overlook was built as handicapped access to the overlook by volunteers representing PAWS, an organization providing recreational facilities for handicapped people.
The photo was taken in July 1994. Quinn and Buster Beck are getting a great view of the Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range...
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"The beautifully landscaped LionsHead pedestrian mall is a pleasant place in summer for shop browsing and outdoor dining. The Vail gondola ski lift located in LionsHead takes visitors to the summit of Vail Mountain for scenic views of the Colorado high country. Free bus transportation links the LionsHead and Vail Village shopping areas." -- caption
LionsHead was completely redone in 2008.
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The Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in Lionshead. The building also included a movie theater,
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Marker for Janice Sue McLoud Ruder, August 31, 1943--June 16, 1970, Intermountain Cemetery. The marker hs the profile of a mountain with a pine tree engraved on the left side.
"South East side; first wife of Steve Ruder now of Edwards. Died in a car accident. Sister to Nancy." -- JPR
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A view of the mountains located behind the town of Vail. Taken in the mid to late 1960s during the development of the town.
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A view of snow capped mountains near Vail. Taken in the mid to late 1960s.
18) The Lodge, Vail
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An evening view of the Lodge, a resort hotel located in Vail. The Lodge was one of the first hotels in Vail, having opened in November of 1962. It is considered the "cornerstone" of what is known today as Vail Village.
From the verso, "An evening view of the Lodge at Vail, a 67-room resort hotel at Vail, Colorado. Late evening light illuminates the peaks of the Gore Range in the background. Vail is 35 miles west of Frisco on U.S. Highway 6 in the...
20) Vail aerial view
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An aerial view of Vail, taken in 1970 by photographer, Robert C. Bishop.
