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The Stevenson Ranch (formerly the homestead of Jack and Harry Johns) showing house, barn, corral, and outbuildings. Hay has been cut in the field at midground. The log structure at the lower left is the Cottonwood stage stop for Aspen freight stage line.
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The Stevenson Ranch (formerly the homestead of Jack and Harry Johns) showing house, barn, corral, and outbuildings. Hay has been cut in the field at midground. The log structure at the lower left is the Cottonwood stage stop for Aspen freight stage line.
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The Arthur Horn ranch about 2.5 miles north of McCoy on Rock Creek, in winter. Pete Horn purchased the ranch about 1890.
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Ed Erickson, left, and Henry Ulin in a wagon drawn by a team of horses. They are standing outside a farmhouse in Gypsum Creek.
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View of the Chambers Ranch with houses, outbuildings and barn. The barn was moved to its present site at the Eagle Visitor Center in 1986 and donated to the Eagle County Historical Society. The Eagle River is in the background.
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Darrell Barnes and Guy Barnes in the lettuce patch at the Castle homestead. The cabin is visible in the background.
"Grass and sage brush were cleared from a large area not far from the cabin and the cleared land was planted to make a lettuce field. Barnes was able to sell the lettuce crop by hauling it to town in a wagon pulled by horses. The lettuce was loaded into a railroad car and shipped to market. It was packed in ice to keep it fresh and...
7) Lyon Ranch
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Photo postcard of the Judd Lyon Ranch in Yarmony Park, about 1940. Lyon homesteaded in 1909, his closest neighbor being John F. Hudson, two and a half miles to the northeast. McCoy was eight miles to the southwest and had the closest store and post office.
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Charley McCoy and Jake Johannbroer cutting hay on Conger Mesa, 1912.
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The Gay-Bar (Clark) Ranch as seen from Bellyache Mountain, October 1949. Highway 24, the Eagle River, and WIlmor[e] Lake are all visible at midground. Hay stack visible in closest field. [color degradation]
10) Hefting potatoes
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A man standing on a wagon hefts a full potato sack over his head. A man standing in front of the wagon has a full potato sack over his shoulder. The horse team is waiting patiently during potato harvest on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
"Farm workers in a celebratory mood hoist 100-pound sacks of spuds into a wagon at the Sherman ranch east of Eagle. The next step in the process was for farmers to haul their potatoes to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
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Equipment and household goods auction on April 17, 1965. Charley and Josephine Ray sold the former Schrupp ranch to Raymond Horn, making him one of the largest land owners in the area. Photo on p. 226 of McCoy Memoirs.
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"Ray, Marty" [processing date Aug 65]
Ray Miller holding Marty miller on a tractor, raking hay, on what is now Singletree.
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"Slide" hay stacker, used until the 1960's, on the Benton Ranch near Burns, Colorado, 1989.
14) Rundell ranch
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"Sheephorn ranch."
Photo postcard showing a hay stacker in a field. A person is standing on the haystack at center. This is probably the Rundell ranch at Sheephorn Creek. The Rundell ranch is mentioned in John Ambos' book,McCoy Memoirs, p.315-317.
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Jesse Sherman standing chest-high in an oat field on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
"Mr. Sherman and his younger brother, George, owned and operated the Sherman Brothers Dairy and Feed Store in Leadville from 1890 to 1900. In 1901 they purchased the cattle ranch on the Eagle River four miles above Eagle, which was known for many years as the Sherman Brothers Ranch. They were outstanding pioneers in the successful development of potato and grain production...
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A panoramic view of the Sherman Brothers Ranch, Eagle, Colorado. Five still photographs were taken to form this photo [2010.005.050]. This is the fourth photo, from left to right, making up the panoramic view.
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The George Harris Ranch house in Yarmony Park in 1920. George married Julia Koski in 1915 and they filed on a 320 acre homestead in the southeast corner of Yarmony Park in 1916. "Julia's half brother and sisters, Frank, Sophia and Mary of Denver spent part of every year with them. Mary attended Yarmony School for several years in the early 1920's." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.290
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"A grain threshing outfit and crew on the Frank Groh ranch on lower Rock Creek in 1911. From left to right they are Phil Hines and Frank Parker, who were onlookers. Next are Charley McCoy and Tom Wohler, who owned the outfit. Then Phil Kapale, Ben Butler, unknown, Ed Bailey, Frank Groh, Jr., Harry Groh and Sam Kibbler.
While in operation, it was the duty of the owners to see that all parts of the equipment were functioning properly. Other men...
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Poultry at the Bearden place. Elizabeth and Roland Bearden are standing with the birds; upper cabin in the background.
20) Hauling potatoes
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"Ammi Hoyt on his way to a railroad siding with a load of potatoes for shipment to market. Until 1925 most potatoes were still being hauled by horse drawn wagons, but shortly afterwards hauling was done by trucks." -- McCoy Memoirs p.199
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
