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Railway to Camp Hale, winter. Dick Lowe was foreman when this line was put in. Pando was the name of the siding. There were 85 Indians working on the line. They lived in "cars" designed for that use and stayed on the job full time. Buildings seen in right midground, railroad tracks in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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MacDonald Knight on his way back to camp after being on furlough, 1942. The photo was taken at Loveland Pass.
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Vehicles parked at Camp Hale (dump trucks and passenger cars) in the winter. Train visible in left midground with barracks in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
45) Raymond Tippett
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Raymond Tippett wearing flight jacket, scarf, headset and cap. World War II era photograph. Raymond was the son of R.E. and Blanche Tippett of Red Cliff, Colorado.
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The General Store at Camp Hale during Spring 1943.
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Barracks at Camp Hale in winter. Multiple power lines in the shot.
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Looking down on Camp Hale from hill above. Barracks laid out in rows. No snow.
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49) Lucky GJ Ranch
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Calling card from Lucky GJ Ranch, at the confluence of Sweetwater Creek and the Colorado River. Margaret Smith, Edith Eidem, and Delia Bridget O'Callaghan, three WW II ex-Wacs, bought the Ranch in February 1947 from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart. They operated the 300-acre ranch as a dude ranch. There was a thirty-two room ranch house that they cleaned up and then they added cabins and worked fields.
Gene Godat worked as their hunting guide for tourists....
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View of barracks at Camp Hale showing reserved parking spaces.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
51) Darrell Barnes
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Darrell Barnes in Navy uniform. He was employed by New Jersey Zinc at Gilman after college graduation and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served as a radioman for 32 months and then returned to New Jersey Zinc. He became chief accountant at the Gilman office and assisted New Jersey Zinc offices in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
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Mule train at Camp Hale in the winter. Mule teams pulling wagons (five visible) with mounted riders at end.
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Right side of ambulance with red cross visible [blurred image]. Barracks in background.
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Two soldiers in front of barracks at Camp Hale. One is standing on a boardwalk; another is standing between two parked vehicles. Additional barracks and vehicles in background.
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MacDonald Knight and his sister, Perlita Knight (Gauthier), standing in front of Mom's Cafe in Minturn, suitcases in hand. Don was returning to the Army and Perlita was enlisting in the Waves.
Verso: "Don recalled to Army duty, Perlita enlisting in Waves, at Mom's Café in Minturn 1943"
56) Trail ride
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A trail ride, possibly led by Edith Eidem, at Lucky G.J. Ranch.
Margaret Smith, Edith Eidem, and Delia Bridget O'Callaghan, three WW II ex-Wacs, bought the Ranch in February 1947 from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart. They operated the 300-acre ranch as a dude ranch. There was a thirty-two room ranch house that they cleaned up and then they added cabins and worked fields.
Gene Godat worked as their hunting guide for tourists. Gene and Fawntella Godat...
57) Carl Thomas
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Studio photo of Cpl. Carl Thomas in U.S. Army uniform.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Military marker for: "Howard G. Stonestreet, Colorado, TEC5 495 MP Escort GD CO, World War II PH, May 30, 1900--May 10, 1954," in the McCoy Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top center of the marker.
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Large billboard on fence line of Camp Hale. Cartoon shows "Camp Hale" arm hitting Adolph Hitler with Hirohito watching. Barracks visible in left background; snow on ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mules corralled next to the mule barn at Camp Hale.
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