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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. He is moving timber and rocks to open the roadway. There are two dates listed, 1939 and 1940
Verso: "Holy Cross City Road 1940, County cat working at army log road;" on duplicate photo: "Say a 'cat' can't do it" "County cat building road to Holy Cross City 1939"
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Photo labeled 283449; verso stamp 4400
Forest road through stands of trees. Automobile tire at far right.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better approach by road...
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Photo labeled 283456; verso stamp 4400
Three men choosing trees to fell for the road.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better approach by road or trail. In 1931 Dr....
4) Tigiwon road
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View of the Battle Mountain area from O.W. Randall's ranch with the newly constructed Tigiwon road in the foreground.
Photo labeled 284581 on front; stamped 4400 on back.
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Blasting overhanging rock during road construction in Glenwood Canyon (1936-1937). Snow on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A photo postcard of Henry Owens, standing, and Lemley Gates at the top of the mesa when building the Derby Mesa Road, circa 1923. The men are clearing rock and debris after the road skid has passed.
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1921: Explosion during the blasting while constructing the road near Gilman, Colorado. Steam shovel in right mid-ground with explosion at the left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
8) Hwy 6, Eagle
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view of road repair/construction on Hwy 6 just west of Eagle, Colorado. Men are examining the work area; automobiles are parked alongside the road. Steam shovel, dump truck and grader are moving earth.
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Heavy equipment on a slope of Battle Mountain during road construction (1939-1940). Man and dog are walking in right foreground; graders and tractors moving dirt.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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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Caption by O.W. Randall: "You can see a piece of the road they built in the foreground. This was when they had taken their tents down."
numbered on front; 284583; stamp on verso: 4400
The ranch was located between Cross Creek and Fall Creek on the south side of the Eagle River, southeast of Minturn. The CCC camp was called Camp Tigiwon.
Earl Beck was hired by the Forest Service as a foreman for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Tigiwon. His...
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Blasting in Glenwood Canyon during road construction, 1936-37. Snow present on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
13) Sherwood Bridge
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom.
At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Unidentified man standing next to the road being constructed to Holy Cross City. The County "cat" is leveling the roadbed.
Verso: "Don't know the man but cat working building Army log road"
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Construction of the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon, part of the I-70 construction project. This photo was taken on June 27, 1994.
The project completed Interstate 70's final, 12.5-mile gap in the transcontinental highway reaching from Baltimore, Maryland, to Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City.
"Lawsuits, environmental impact studies, and design changes took nearly two decades to resolve before the first shovelful of earth was turned...
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A volunteer work crew with horse teams grade the McCoy Cemetery Road. The road is a steep switchback, difficult in mud season.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Graders and tractors creating roads on the steep sides of Battle Mountain, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Road Construction in Glenwood Canyon, 1936-1937. C. A. Switzer involved in the construction (Denver bridge builder who built the Dotsero and Eagle Bridges). Man in crane bucket with vehicles parked around the crane. Woman in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
19) Creating a road
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Photo labeled 281260; verso stamp 4400
A man driving a tractor is cutting a road through trees. Stacked logs are at left.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better...
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Josiah (Si) Herwick in a suit with boutonniere for a studio portrait. He was the husband of Ida Oyler Herwick, both coming to the Eagle River Valley in 1881, locating on the property now known as the Nottingham Ranch. He and his family lived in Avon, Edwards, Wolcott, Burns, State Bridge and Eagle. The Eagle residence was on four lots at the corner of 3rd and Howard Sts. They moved to Glenwood Springs in 1902. Eight children were born in the...
