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The branding crew at the "Edge" corral on the Benton Ranch in the 1930s.One young mounted cowboy and four others are lined up for the photo; the firewood is in the foreground; cattle are behind the men.
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Marie Nottingham and friend returning from pack trip to Piney Lake. The women are on horseback, standing in a meadow. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Melonie Gordon, 1979-1980 Rodeo Queen, on stage during the Eagle County Fair.
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"A train of freight wagons like these were a common sight on the road between Wolcott and Routt County points, before the advent of the Moffatt Road. By traveling together freighters could lend assistance to one another in case of an equipment breakdown, encountering a mudhole or a steep grade, of which there were many. This photo was taken about a mile north west of McCoy, by A. B. Noyce of Steamboat Springs in the spring of 1903. The three freighters...
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Sterel Thompson on horse at Kent. "It [the bridle arrangement] is generally known as a hackamore, and most frequently used to start young horses. It obviously does not use a bit in the horse's mouth, and therefore protects sensitive tissues from abuse. Also could be used for horses with some form of existing sensitivty. Usually a transition was made to a bridle with a bit. The California vaquero tradition used this process to patiently produce a...
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Ed Rodgers and Stanley Gustafson with "dudes" from Texas getting ready for an outing. All the men are mounted on horses with a pack horse at the far left. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The trail drive to Wolcott, Colorado (the nearest shipping point from Burns, Colorado) was always an exciting time, eating and sleeping on the trail. But it also meant lots of hard work and long hours. Frank Gates (Dad) told his son George Albert "Bud" Gates that he was 12 years old before he was allowed to go on the trail drive. He was so excited." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Stacking hay on the Chester Mayer Ranch (Eagle, Colorado), not the Eagle Ranch subdivision on Brush Creek. The hay was lifted to the top of the stack by a "Mormon Derrick," a weight and pulley arrangement using a crane. The derrick is in the center of the photo with horse teams and rakes "pushing" hay to the loading area. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Edie Lederhause, 1980-1981 Rodeo Queen, at left, after being crowned. Karen Greenman, at right, is receiving her sash as Attendant during the Eagle County Fair.
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Brandie Burke, 1984-85 Rodeo Junior Princess. Brandie is nine years old in this photo, holding balloons, bouquet and belt buckle.
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One of two watches, possibly made in Denmark in the late 1800s, for the Doll brothers of Gypsum. The watch was passed down from John [Kennedy] Doll, adopted son of Charles Hiram Doll, to John C. Doll, who later changed his name to John C. Gregg, after his stepfather. The watch has a quarter hand for timing splits (horse racing).
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Jr. Princess Jo Jo Walker and Queen Lacey Satterfield at the Pretty Baby Contest, Eagle County Fair 1988.
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Lola Nottingham, oldest daughter of Clyde Nottingham, seated on Tony, the horse. Nera, the dog, is in the foreground. They stand in front of Emmett Nottingham's house at Avon, Colorado. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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John Buchholz and another individual standing next to a horse team.
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Mowing alfalfa using horse teams on the Mayer Ranch at the south end of the town of Eagle. (This ranch property is developed and is called the "Bull Pasture.") There are three teams, each pulling a cutter on which sits a team driver. The first team is driven by Ralph Robertson, Allan Hibbs is next driving the mules, and Frank Hulett is on the back team [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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C.1910: Head of Lake Creek at the East Lake Mines. W. H. Wellington packed this company of doctors from Toledo, Ohio, in to the mines. The East Lake Milling and Mining Company was formed by doctors from Toledo, Ohio. The mine was worked several years, but very little ore was ever shippped. W. H. Wellington is at the extreme left of the group of 17 men, who have removed their hats for the photo. There is one horse visible on the left and two...
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Laurie Mott, 1983-84 Rodeo Queen. Her Attendants were Brandi Lee McLaughlan and Dana Lee Green.
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Branding crew is brnading cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch, 1908. Cattle are guided into the chute for control, branded and released. Two children on horseback observe at far right. Barn in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Rodeo at the Eagle County Fair in 1939. Cars ring the area in the background. The old courthouse is in the left background.
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]