The J. P. Oleson building after a second floor apartment fire in September 1918. This was the first home of J. P. Oleson. with the store on the firs floor. An automobile is at left.

1st Street, Gypsum, looking north. J. P. Oleson's store is at left with men standing on the boardwalk in front of it. Continuing down the street are the Gypsum Bank, the Staup Hotel (which was later the Traveler's Hotel), the pool hall and at the end of the street, the Gypsum Depot. -- John Flynn, Jr., letter of Dec. 20, 1995 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]