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61) Maxwell Place
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Photo postcard of the Maxwell place, taken by John Ambos. "Among the very early pioneers of the area were Elliott and Mary Maxwell who located on 160 acres of land at the confluence of the Grand River and Elk Creek, about four miles west of McCoy about 1896. The elevation there was about 6,500 feet, the lowest in the area where most vegetables and some varieties of hardy fruits could be grown." -- McCoy Memoirs p.155
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62) West Brush Creek
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Looking up West Brush Creek at the Sawatch Range south of Eagle, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
63) State Bridge
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View of State Bridge with the railroad tracks at midground, Colorado River in the foreground,
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Approaching Belden via surface tram which operated between Gilman (at the top) and Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon.
65) Hayfield
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"August 1950 Hayfield." Man driving a red tractor with baler. Location appears to be near Eagle.
66) Road crew
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The road crew that worked on the stage coach roads to keep them open. Horse teams are harnessed to scrapers.
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"Eagle River Canon, Colo., D. & R. G. Ry." Tinted photo postcard shows mine cribbing and mine buildings above Belden with the rail tracks and Eagle River at the bottom.
Verso: No. C8708 Published by The Colorado News Company, Denver, Colo., Dresden-Leipzig-Berlin. Trademark [Corson #632] for American News Co., New York, NY, Litho-chrome process.
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The Brooks water wheel in 1970 showing signs of deterioration. Water wheels were common along the Colorado but the Brooks wheel is one of few still standing.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the town of Eagle, looking east, with the Eagle River in the foreground. Railroad bridge is in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
70) State Bridge
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Looking across State Bridge from the north side of the Colorado River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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 third photo, from left to right, making up the panoramic view.
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Blasting rock during the construction of highway through Glenwood Canyon. The Colorado River is at the right; there is snow on the hills in the background. Large rocks in foreground with debris from the blast rising in the air in center midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Jack Williamson's cabin on Rock Creek, snow on the ground. The cabin was built circa 1909 and burned in about 1922. This photo was taken in 1920.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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 fifth and final photo, from left to right, making up the panoramic view.
77) Foxie
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"Foxie" [otherwise unidentified] climbing the bridge over the Eagle at Kent. Three pines visible in the right background.
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The Roaring Fork Valley in the 1940's. Mount Sopris is in the background. The Roaring Fork River goes through Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield Counties.
79) Tom Knight
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Tom Knight, standing on the foot bridge that crosses Homestake Creek in Gold Park.
Front: "on the foot bridge across Homestake Gold Park;" verso: "Tom."
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Looking down on the Denver & Rio Grande W. roundhouse at Minturn, with the town at back on the right, sometime in the 1930s.
In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area. The turntable and roundhouse dominated Minturn
