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Verso caption: "George Price, brother-in-law of A. V. Hunter, driving first auto in Eagle Valley in 1903. Picture also shows rock fort protection against the Indians."
There are four people in the automobile. It appears to be parked at a depot, on the right, with rock fortification on the left. Could this possible be Edwards, Colorado, near the Brett Ranch?
This photo is a great example of the effect of rubber cement [used to secure the photo to...
4. Family camp
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"The old mail carrier at Edwards, W. H. Wellington." -- Esther Klatt
"Dad" Wellington began carrying the mail between the post office in Edwards, Colorado, and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Edwards on May 13, 1895. He was scheduled for 14 trips per week at a distance of 2,264 feet per trip, using his buckboard pulled by "Faithful Jack." Wellington claimed it was the only mule mail route in the United States."
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The Eagle River at Edwards [Wilmore stop]. Lettuce shed next to the railroad with the old water tank in the background. Benny Klatt's home and small store on Highway 6. Benny Klatt was killed by his brother-in-law, William Wellington, over the ownership of the cabin in which Wellington lived.