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An unidentified man standing at the back door of the bachelors' quarters in Gilman. Behind him [follow the arrow] is the Gilman Hospital. Both Alan Knight and Patricia Knight Hoffman were born in that hospital.
Front: "Hospital where Trish and Alan were born, Gilman looking north"
Verso: "Back door of bachelor house in Gilman"
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"Railroad problems" -- caption from Edwards School Scrapbook, page 16. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955.
Several large logs appear to have fallen or rolled at the Eagle Mine in Gilman, Colorado. Miners are coming down the hill (right, center). The railroad line and a railroad car are directly to the left of the mess.
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Frank Figgins, with the pipe in his mouth, stands with another man in Breckenridge. Frank is holding a bucket and wearing a work jumpsuit and hat. The unidentified man is wearing a suit, and leaning against a beam. There is various equipment in the building and around the men including two wheels and a bucket.
Frank & Birdie Figgins ranched in the Sweetwater Valley before Frank took work in Breckenridge at a gold mine as the Dredge Master. The couple...
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A photo of Red Cliff, Colorado, dated approximately 1914. "W.H. Caruthers" is written on the back.
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A photograph of Red Cliff, Colorado, dated approximately 1914. The railroad track is visible on the right and this view presents the houses in neat rows along dirt streets. "W.H. Caruthers" is written on the back.
66) U.S. Highway 24
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US Highway 24 on Battle Mountain in the foreground. Eagle Canyon is to the left, Belden
is in the canyon.
67) Gilman
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The town of Gilman looking south toward Belden. Belden would be in the Eagle Canyon, which
is below the last buildings in the center of the photo. [related to negative 2012.006.062]
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Climbing Fancy Pass to the Holy Cross Mining District. From left: Harold Stoner, Buster Beck and MacDonald Knight. The Holy Cross District covered 100 square miles of the intervening country between the headwaters of Cross and Homestake Creeks. Gold Park and Holy Cross City were the major mining camps.
Verso: "Big'un Stoner, Buster Beck, Don Knight climbing Fancy Pass 1939"
"Harold Stoner was known by his Missouri Family as 'Big'un.' He had...
69) Fulford Camp
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Fulford Camp near East Brush Creek. Undated. Fulford, Colorado is located 18 miles south of Eagle and was once a bustling mining town. The Fulford family were influential in local hotels, stores, and mines of the time. Today, many cabins and homes are there with trails and recreation, although the area could be considered closed during the winter months. This photograph was printed on a postcard.
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A blurred image of Mountain peaks near Holy Cross City.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City,...
