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Austin Offerson is standing with his right arm across the neck of his horse, Midnight, in front of a rail corral. Offerson is wearing leather chaps. There is another horse in the corral. Inscription: "Austin and Midnight."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Guy Truman Barnes in Missouri at the age of 16. Chaps and pistol were optional. Mr. Barnes and his family homesteaded on Castle and Eby Creek. He was also herdsman for Andrew Christiansen who raised Hereford cattle.
In 1919, Guy Barnes filed for six-hundred forty acres of land under the Homestead Act. The land was approximately 5 miles from Castle Peak. He and his wife, Monica Heeren Barnes, lived in a cabin owned by Christiansen while bulding...
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"The Lloyd brothers pose with fellow cowboys at Red Mountain Ranch. Carl Lloyd Jr. (son of Carl) is third from left, and Clyde (C.F.) Lloyd is third from right. There was also a third Lloyd brother, Frank." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.90
The group is standing in front of the iconic white barn, still in place today (2010).
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"Frank Panting, a brother of Dick and Arthur Panting, had this picture of himself taken at the Sheep Creek cow camp in 1912." -- McCoy Memoirs p.171
"Frank was the last brother to come to the area and he didn't stay long. While there he did some roadwork and when Stifels had the McCoy Hotel and postoffice Frank kept the store for them for a few years. He and his son, Frank Jr. went to Alaska."
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"Sheephorn Creek, 1915. Spring branding on the Clarence Rundell ranch. Left to right: CHarley Gutzler, Carl Forster, Frank McMillan, Bill Tester, Clarence Rundell, Dr. Sidell and Ward Ross." -- McCoy Memoirs p.317
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
13. Duane Larsen
14. Jim Dilts
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Jim Dilts, a pioneer of eagle County, seated in front of his cabin on Deep Creek, reading the Chicago Tribune. His feet are propped on a saddle and his dog is sleeping under his legs. Chaps and bridle are hanging on either side of the door. He was County Superintendent of Schools (1896-1897) and an attorney. This photo appears to be taken at the same time as 1982.001.024.