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Summer Range, Johnson Brothers Ranch, Edd Johnson
Inscription on photo postcard: "Who is Edd? Your brother? What a beautiful scene. The cattle remind me of my Harveys. He had a small heard of these cattle. F. J. Morse"
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Livestock judging at the 1939 Eagle County Fair. The judges are walking behind the animals. The contestant at far right [facing left] is Tom Hartman.
23) Larry Rule
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Dan (left) and Larry Rule, showing cattle.
[Photo developed Jan. 23, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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A closer look at the barn at H. K. Brooks' Castle Peak Ranch. The cattle are eating at feeders at mid-field.
Hollis "Holly" Kelloway Brooks came to Eagle County from Minnesota, settling first in McCoy and then operating a general store in Edwards. From 1926 to 1929, he was the County treasurer. In 1931 and through the 1940s, he owned and operated the Castle Peak ranch (Bar X) in Eagle.
Before Brooks, the ranch was sold by John Carey in September...
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Monica, Darrell and Boyd Barnes, seated in the doorway of the larger cabin at Four Mile (four miles up Eby Creek). Animals in the yard include a calf, dog, and pig.
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Breeding cows taken in summer pasture, Ed and Charles Johnson, Colorado (cousins) (this photo is number 7771 Dave Risk Photos, 220 W. 12th St. Kansas city, MO)
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Lee Johnson and Ed, his brother. The Johnson Brothers began buying registered Herefords in 1906 and handled range cattle, as well. They increased their land holdings, including the Sherman Brothers ranch east of Eagle in 1919, to become the largest owners of irrigated farm land in the county.
Ed Johnson ran the ranch and Lee Johnson had the transport company out of Longmont.
They dispersed the herd in 1922-23. Ed Johnson went to Raton, New Mexico,...
30) Lloyd Ranch
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"Cowboys work steers in a corral at the Lloyd ranch. The ranch brand was a 'Diamond J Bar.' The property is currently the site of the Diamond Star subdivision." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher, p.89
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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.
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Cowboys driving a herd of cattle over the Eagle River bridge at Eagle.
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Dan Rule and steer
[Photo developed Oct. 9, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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Judging livestock at the Eagle County Fair, held in Eagle In September 1939.
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Six steers on rope halters lined up with their handlers while being judged during the Eagle County Fair, 1939.
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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.
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Photo postcard looking northeast of James E. Ullman's Castle Peak Ranch in Eagle. Ullman bought the ranch from John Carey in September 1919 for $28,000. It included ninety acres of farming land in the home place and included summer range on Castle. [EVE Sept. 19, 1919 p.1]
The ranch was purchased by Holly Brooks in 1931.
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1939: Cowboy riding a steer during rodeo, Eagle, Colorado. Additional riders in background. The Eagle County Court House, built in 1932, is visible; riding is being done on the West side of the Court House (in 2006, this is now a park).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
