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Alexander Macdonell, Jr., in his Navy uniform. He served as a Seabee doing electrical work.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eagle. Alex Macdonell served as a Deacon. The church was originally a school building.
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The warming house across from the ski tow on Whittaker Ranch, Bruce Creek. The cabin was used by Mary Ann Whittaker Carter and Joe Carter as a summer home in the 1980s before the ranch sold.
105) Working cows
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Working cows on the old Frost Place, also the Schlutter Place (Pair o Dice Mesa). Faye Dice (named after Helen Faye Dice) sitting on cattle chute. Barns and corrals are now gone (2007).
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Root cellar adjacent to the homestead on Hernage Creek.
"I think it would be best to label this as 'homestead on Hernage Creek' rather than 'Hernage Homestead.' I checked the patent records and they do not indicate that Henry Hernage homesteaded this specific parcel. Rather, he homesteaded clser to the mouth of Brush Creek. ... Location: T5S R84W Sec. 21, NW1/4 SW1/4 A patent search indicated the earliest record on this property is a homestead...
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c.1880: Portrait of Mr. George Griffith White, born in Kentucky in 1846. Came to Colorado in 1872 (approximately). Died at age 38. His son, Hume White, was County Attorney of Eagle County.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Schlaepfer (Eaton) house, circa 1915. "Mother" (Nettie) Eaton on porch of log house with Dennie Eaton in the baby buggy. Man stacking wood on wood rick at left midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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LaVeta and Gordon Whittaker at their ranch on Bruce Creek. The old ski tow location is behind them, along with cattle.
110) Charlie
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Charlie Wolverton, posing for the camera. Charles was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolverton, grandson of M. H. and Clara Waldo.
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"Main irrigation ditch bringing water from Brush Creek. From this point water is pumped to the south edge of the subject and has gravity flow to the north and west." -- Appendix, Appraisal of the value of the Schmidt Properrty required by the Eagle County Airport Authority, by John Peeples, I.C.A., April 24, 1984
Photograph was taken in September 1983.
"From the looks of the abstracts, we held the complete ranch for the longest continuing time--25...
113) Last day of school
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Five children posing on the last day of school. Jane Dice, in overalls, stands in front. Behind her stand two boys. The one on the left is dressed as a sailor. Joe Dice is standing on the right, dressed as a cowboy with hat and neckerchief. Two unidentified children stand at the rear. In the left background is an automobile.
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The original warming cabin across from the Whittaker Ranch ski tow. Mary Ann and Joe Carter used it as a summer home for three years before the ranch sold. They are sitting on the porch of the cabin in this photo.
115) Dan Rule and steer
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Dan Rule and steer
[Photo developed Oct. 9, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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The original ski tow location on Whittaker Ranch, Bruce Creek. The tow was later moved to Eagle.
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Joe and Margaret Morris sitting on a coach with baby Marsha. Unidentified man at right.
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Young Mac (Alexander Macdonell, Jr.) Macdonell posing for the camera.
119) Mary and Fred Rule
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Studio wedding portrait of Fred and Mary Elizabeth Quinlan Rule, married on March 12, 1924.
Fred A. Rule, was born June 22, 1902, to Frank and Rena Randall Rule of Gypsum. He was a rancher in Eagle County for 50 years.
Mary E. Rule was born February 27, 1907, in McCoy to Emmett Quinlan.
120) Panorama of Eagle
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A view of Eagle, probably taken from Eby Creek. The D&RG depot is at far right. The Eagle school is the large building before the Mayer ranch area. The Brush Creek valley at top right shows ranch land with few houses. The Eagle River is at left.
