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Hunting camp based from the Brett ranch. Three men are standing at the front of the tent; another man is kneeling in front of the cookstove.
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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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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground.
Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
4) Tent camping
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Guests from Leadville tent camping at the Brett Ranch circa 1900. The tent is constructed on a 2 x 4 frame. The Brett house is visible in right background.
The two gentlemen seated on chairs on the porch are holding what appears to be glasses with wild flowers in them. A third man is carrying a bucket into the tent. A fourth man, seated at right, is smoking a pipe.
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A lone fisherman in a boat, fishing on Trappers Lake. The hunting camp tent is visible on the point at center of the photograph.
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Hunting party on the Flat Tops near Trappers Lake, outfitted by Jake Borah. John Condon is seated second from right at the camp table on the right, facing the camera. Camp fire and stove are at center. Clothes drying on bushes at left.
7) Tent camping
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Guests from Leadville tent camping at the Brett Ranch circa 1900. The tent is constructed on a 2 x 4 frame. Through the open door, visitors are seated at a table playing cards. A dead marmot is hanging from the screen door latch.
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Caption by O.W. Randall: "The CCC camp on my ranch. You can see Gilman in the distance. Two companies of CCC boys were on the Holy Cross Project parts of three years."
numbered on front; 281261; 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...
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Hunting party on the Flat Tops near Trappers Lake, outfitted by Jake Borah. The two men standing at right may be Jake Borah (left) and Jim Dilts. John Condon may be at center, left. The chef is at left, holding up a rack for the camera. Game birds and meat are hanging on the pole behind the chef. [Same image as 1983.001.028]
Publisher's caption reads: "Rocky Mountain Scenery"
