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Main Street in Red Cliff (possibly 1892-1907), storefronts visible for bakery and restaurant, general mercantile ("boots and shoes made to order") and Quartzite Hotel. A wagon and horse team are parked in left foreground. The street is not paved and appears to be muddy.
"The Quartzite Hotel (sign atop building behind the flag pole on the right) was run, and presumably, owned by the William Greiners for several years between 1900 and 1910. This...
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1910-1915: North View of Water St. in Red Cliff, Colorado. Eagle Hotel sign clearly visible in left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Main Street of Carbondale, Colorado around 1922. Two men stand on top of a storefront at center by a sign at right reading "CITY DRUG STORE". Cars are parked along the street and utility poles are present.
45) Eagle Ranch
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John Ewing and Chester Mayer once ranched what is now known as the Eagle Ranch subdivision. This photograph, taken in 1937, is an aerial view of the same area donated by the Kite family, family friends of the Mayers.
46) Main Street
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Main Street, now Broadway, in Eagle, Colorado dated 1919. A group of people are standing at left center in front of one of the shops.
47) Downtown Eagle
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The photograph is printed on a postcard addressed to Ella Layton in Lee, California dated November 27, 1911 with the following message from a friend: "Here is a good picture of Eagle. The weather is fine. Mother is getting better. The rest of the family are well. We expect Etta Taylor tomorrow for a weeks visit. Hope you are both well. Etta Schwarz." Downtown Eagle, Colorado around 1911. The Laytons lived in California then moved to Colorado maintaining...
48) Eagle, Colorado
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A view of Eagle, Colorado looking across the Eagle River. Highway 6 traverses the photograph at center alongside railroad tracks.
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Town of Red Cliff, Colorado, looking west toward Battle Mountain. Eagle River, bridge and main road passing through town are visible. Photograph is hand-colored.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
50) Eagle, Colorado
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A postcard print of Eagle, possibly taken around 1929. Highway 6 traverses the photograph at center alongside railroad tracks.
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This piece originally appeared in the Eagle Valley Enterprise as two articles, one published in November of 1980 and the other in January 1981. Roberta Depp has written several pieces of the early history of Eagle and Eagle County and was the recipient of the Nimon-Walker Award presented by EVLD and Eagle County Historical Society.
Depp provides another voice into the businesses, people, and beginnings of the town of Eagle. Street maps and clippings...
52) Downtown
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Two storefronts pictured in an unidentified town. There are several flags hanging with a group of men and a young girl standing on the raised wooden sidewalk.
53) Red Cliff, Colo.
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Image depicting the town of Red Cliff as it appeared in the 1920s or 1930s. Postcard labeled: Sanborn w.38 in lower right hand corner.
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A brochure/pamphlet for visitors and travelers of Eagle and Eagle County, Colorado, published in the year 1912 by the Eagle Commercial Club based in Eagle.
The pamphlet is 25 pages and includes advertisements for local businesses, hotels, and restaurants; economic and industry information; recreation such as wildlife and fishing; and many photographs from the time period of life in the area. Other towns in the county are mentioned throughout: Gypsum,...
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The last section of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" pays homage to the other towns and communities scattered throughout the Vail & Eagle River Valleys. Many towns precede Vail's history by as much as a century and provide context to the people, communities, economy, and growth of the area as well as the movement of people and industries.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our towns...
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1910-1920: Looking northeast, Broadway Street. Front of E. E. Glenn & Co. General Merchandise clearly visible; Post Office sign on side of building. People (dressed as if for special event) gathered in front of store with wagons and horses.
The bay windowed house to the right of the E. E. Glenn & Co. building was occupied by Alex Macdonell and family beginning in 1951. Mr. Macdonell was working for Holy Cross Electric out of Glenwood Springs...
