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Sallie Welsh (Hartman) was the first woman in Eagle County to graduate from college (University of Denver) and later served as Superintendent of Schools in Eagle County. She married the son of a friend of John Welsh. Charles Hartman was sent to work for John Welsh and a few years later married Sallie. They took over the ranch and lived there until 1930 when the ranch was lost due to financial problems. They had four children, three boys and a girl....
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The first chapter of the typescript "Early Days on the Eagle" written by MacDonald Knight. This chapter may be from his thesis (1953) or was part of the final published verison of the book (1964). After serving overseas in the army, he came home and moved directly to Holy Cross City, an isolated mining camp. He eventually became a teacher, was chosen as a Fulbright Scholar, and lived in Paonia for several decades. In 1964, Knight and a colleague wrote...
83) The Meyer Family
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Ralph and Rosanna Meyer pose with their children, Jake, Oscar, Minnie, and Gus.
85) Brett homestead
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Brett Homestead as it looked in October 1997. (Located near Edwards, Colorado)
86) Doll Children
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The children of Franklin and Lucy Slusser Doll, in a formal portrait photograph taken in Ohio. From left, Gretchen (white dress), Dorothy, Susan and Hiram Frank [Frankie].
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The first Doll Brothers' house on the east side of Valley Rd. [Brightwater]. View taken from the back of the house.
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1902, Grandmother Wellington, Lucia, Huldah, Dad Wellington, Grandfather Wellington. The two smaller girls in front are Esther and Edna Wellington. Dad's mother and father had come from Parsons, Kansas. Butch Wellington was born that November, 1902.
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"E. Nogal, Sneeve" [verso caption]
Should this caption be correct, we are looking at Edgar or Ernie [Arthur Earnest] Nogal holding the burro's reins. Charles and Rosetta Metheny Nogal, parents of these two, were early pioneers in Eagle in the late 1800s.
"Sneeve" might be Anthony Sneve, born in 1860 in Norway, who was the homesteader on the West Brush Creek ranch that is now Sylvan Lake State Park. Sneve was "fastidious in his manners and his person....
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"Pioneer Day at McCoy, August 18, 1968. [From left] Leilah and Perry Ault, John and Maude Ambos." -- McCoy Memoirs p.334
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio photograph of the John F. Brooks family taken in 1904. From left: John F. Brooks, Mrs. Brooks, Earl, Jessie, Hollis, twins Madgel [or Madjel] and Margie. John Jr. is not present in the photo.
"Mr. and Mrs. Earl (Elsie) Brooks, children Ethel and Bud; Earl's sister, Jessie, and brother, Hollis left Minnesota in the spring of 1913 to move to McCoy. Their father, J. F. Brooks, had purchased the famed McCoy Hotel and most of the land and improvements...
93) Jim Dilts
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Jim Dilts, a pioneer of eagle County, seated in front of his cabin on Deep Creek. He was County Superintendent of Schools (1896-1897) and an attorney.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
94) The Layton Home
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The home of Jack & Ella Layton in Eagle, Colorado. The Laytons arrived in the Eagle Valley around 1890.
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Small pamphlet describing the early pioneers of Powderhorn, Colorado. 108 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Loline Sammons.
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Small pamphlet describing the early pioneers of the west. 53 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Amanda M Ellis.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of Pitkin, Colorado. 12 pages. Includes black and white photographs and maps. Written by Ray Moretz.
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Allan and Mauri Nottingham, wearing their first dress coats.
"The Nottinghams have been an integral part of Eagle County history since pioneer William Nottingham arrived in the Red Cliff mining camp in the 1880s. In 1890, William moved down the valley to homestead 160 acres of land on the Eagle River at what is now Avon. William's son, Harry, expanded that ranch to encompass most of the present-day community of Avon, stretching from Wildrige to...
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"Grandma Grant's Home, Eagle River. Just East of Eagle, later was Ernie Nogal's home. Grandma Grant, Mary Catherine Grant Borah, and my mother (Minnie "Min" Borah)"
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"Father [Alfred Borah], Uncle Jake [Borah], and Mr. MacKenzie" - from Alda Borah. Alfred Borah is mostly likely at left, playing cards Mr. MacKenzie. Jake Borah appears to be at the end of the small table with his arm extended holding up a magazine or poster of some sort. Another unnamed man is in the tent. The men are playing cards atop a small box/table, miscellaneous items are at their feet.
