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Remains of the Sherwood quarry drum and pulley structure on the Horn Ranch property in Red Canyon. The drum is visible from I-70. Stone from this quarry was used to build the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.
"The archive of the Colorado Historical Museum offers a bit more information about the quarry site. A typewritten transcript titled 'Memories of Eagle County in the 1880s,' authored by Amy M. Bowen, the daughter of Avon area homesteader John...
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An automobile and a snow plow parked next to each other on Tennessee Pass. Several men are standing next to the automobile and it appears to be snowing.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of fields on Haas Ranch, Sandstone Creek. Water tank, farm machinery and chickens in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Remains of the Sherwood quarry drum and pulley structure on the Horn Ranch property in Red Canyon. The drum is visible from I-70. Stone from this quarry was used to build the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.
"The archive of the Colorado Historical Museum offers a bit more information about the quarry site. A typewritten transcript titled 'Memories of Eagle County in the 1880s,' authored by Amy M. Bowen, the daughter of Avon area homesteader John...
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Machinery at the Brett ranch house, mouth of Lake Creek, Edwards. [caption: "Washing machine ?"]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The restored Brett Ranch house, mouth of Lake Creek, Edwards. The machinery shown in 1990.001.002 is located by the rock wall under the pine tree in this photo.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Marker for: "Dad, William Gordon Booco, Apr. 26, 1904--Mar. 5, 1966," in the McCoy Cemetery.
Earth moving equipment is engraved at the center of the marker; an iris is engraved at each side.
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George Nimon on caterpillar tractor during road construction in Eagle County, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Road construction in Eagle County. Side view of the tractor and grader used in the process.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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George Nimon driving road construction equipment in Eagle County, Colorado. Several people and a dog are following behind the equipment.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Building our highway" - caption from Edwards School Scrapbook, page 16. The scrapbook was completed as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955.
This could be construction of Highway 6, the first major byway to cross Eagle County. A large excavator with one man in control awaits more digging, two other men with shovels are digging by hand. A horse team is visible at right, center, with a wagon behind them. The excavator is resting on...
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Gerard family children riding in bucket of frontloader for Eagle Flight Days parade in the early 1990s.
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Marker for: "Dad, William Gordon Booco, Apr. 26, 1904--Mar. 5, 1966," in the McCoy Cemetery.
Earth moving equipment is engraved at the center of the marker; an iris is engraved at each side.
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Tommy Reed repairing a foot valve for one of the mine pumps at the Gilman Mine.
15) Incline hoist
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W.C. "Bill" May, at left,from the electrical shop, and O.A. McClain, from the machine shop, discussing the general reconstruction of an incline hoist to be used in the mine. This entire hoist except for the drum and bull wheel is being reconstructed in the shop.
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Casts for pouring bearings in the mill. The idea of the machine shop and mill was to make the Gilman Mine as self sufficient as possible in terms of repair and renovation of equipment.
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Harold Steinmeyer directing road clearing on the lower road to Rock Creek. Highway 24 is in the background.
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In image at lower center: GIBSON LAND Co. RANCH, FIL CATALANO TENANT, FOUR MILES SOUTH OF ALAMOSA COLO., OT DAVIS PHOTO NO. 2181
19) Steve Miller
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Steve Miller on tractor, haying a field which is now part of Singletree.
20) On the Tractor
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Hans Larsen and Skipper the dog sit on the John Deere tractor. A boy is on the equipment behind the tractor; this could be Duane Larsen(?).
