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"The Binder at work in the oats near Eagle, Colo" as remembered by Alda Borah. From the left to right, from photo caption: Leo Daugherty's sister, Mildred Nutt, and Leo Daugherty. There are three horses pulling the binder with Mildred on the seat. Leo is peeking up behind the horses wearing a hat.
42) Gather 'Round
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A photograph printed on the back of a postcard reading "We have come to wish you a very Happy New Year. Noel & Rober Duff". The postcard is addressed to Miss Nettie Borah in Eagle, Colorado December 29, 1911.
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A photograph of the flour mill built by the Doll brothers' in Gypsum. Most of the Eagle Valley would get flour from the Dolls, who also had one of the largest horse barns in the county. A man is standing on the small bridge with a cast in the water, while another sits atop a horse on the other side. The photograph is severely bleached and has begun peeling at the sides from its attachment to a heavy cardstock.
"Typical of the times, the Doll brothers...
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A group of people and some children stand in front of the Vienna Laundry located at 809 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. (The Tabor Opera House is located at 308 Harrison Avenue.) A wood plank sidewalk is visible in front of the businesses with other buildings and homes visible behind the laundry. Marked in the group is Mary Grant (Borah). This particular area is now a street corner.
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Red Cliff, Colorado is one of the oldest towns in Eagle County beginning in 1879. The town was the original county seat until 1921, after the fourth and final election deciding to move to Eagle. Red Cliff was bolstered in its early days by a booming mining business, hotels, and travelers through the mountains. Red Cliff's immediate neighbor was the now-abandoned mining town of Gilman, which was shut down by the EPA in the 1980s and declared a Superfund...
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Narrative account of the history of Eagle by Roberta Depp, a recipient of the Nimon-Walker award for residents of Eagle County and their contributions to local history. Depp has written several accounts of history and the early pioneers of the county.
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"Barns of Roy Marvins, 1917. Gypsum Creek about 6 miles from Gypsum, beautiful pine forest" - from Alda Borah. A cabin and fencelines are visible at the very bottom of the photograph.
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"This showed the entire length of the farm" and the Borah's house is circled (from Alda Borah). The ranch was located on Brush Creek from what is now the Hardscrabble Road up to the red schoolhouse, then east toward Bruce Creek.
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"My pet calves at the old home, my birthplace" - from Alda Borah. Alda's four calves are in fenced in near a building or barn.
50) Potato sacks
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A field of potato sacks ready to leave Eagle County. A woman stands with a dog at left and other workers can be seen at midground.
51) 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.
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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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Gilman, Colorado, is now an abandoned mining town perched on a high cliff viewable from Highway 24 between Red Cliff and Minturn, CO. Its history dates back to the beginning of the state and mining has always been its chief industry. The mining changed over the years as well, from silver and gold, to zinc, lead, and other precious metals. The 1930s through 1950s were years of prosperity for the small company town and its residents; at one time, Gilman...
