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721) Red Cliff Bridge
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A postcard of the Red Cliff Bridge, taken sometime after its opening and dedication in 1941.
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"High bridge over Eagle River Cañon at Red Cliff - Battle Mountain Highway (U.S. 24), Colorado."
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A passenger train departs the Tennessee Pass station. Several men are visible on the platform and by the tracks. Two individuals are looking out the windows of the passenger car.
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This photograph, dated ca. 1886, was taken along the tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway where it passes through Hell Gate in Pitkin County. The photographer is identified as J.L. Clinton. In the canyon below is Ivanhoe Creek, which feeds into the Fryingpan River. The man holding onto the electrical pole is unidentified. The tracks in this area have since been removed and the path turned into Frying Pan Road.
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This photograph was taken from a car on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad sometime around 1899. The photographer is presumed to be Prof. Charles Peter Berkey. Professor Berkey was in Colorado as part of a school trip from the University of Minnesota. He came with mining students from that university to study the "practical science of mining."
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This postcard, featuring flowers and a mountains landscape, was sent to Dorothy Shryack by someone named Byron on December 25, 1908.
727) Plowing the garden
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"Dad Smith and Daddy Borah [Alfred] putting plow down deep in garden" - from Alda Borah. Near Brush Creek. Smith is pulling while Alfred pushes; both men are in similar dress with hats.
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From the Shryack Family Collection. The individuals in the photo have not been identified, though they are likely related to, or associated with, the Shryack family. The postcard is undated, but was very likely created in the early 20th century at some time after 1904. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800.
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From the Shryack Family Collection. The image on the front of this postcard shows a group of unidentified people, a man, a woman, and a boy, investigating crops in a field that is situated in front of mountains. The exact location depicted in this photo is unknown, but presumed to be in Eagle County. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800....
730) Chicken pen, Undated
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This photo is from the Shryack Family Collection. The subject of the image is a chicken pen in a field in front of some mountains. The exact location of this photo is unknown. The photo is undated, but presumed to be from the early 20th century.
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"#3744 Mount of the Holy Cross, elev. 13,996 ft. One of the world's most famous mountains in the wilderness area south of Red Cliff, Colorado."
