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21) Foxie
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"Foxie" [otherwise unidentified] climbing the bridge over the Eagle at Kent. Three pines visible in the right background.
22) Tom Knight
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Tom Knight, standing on the foot bridge that crosses Homestake Creek in Gold Park.
Front: "on the foot bridge across Homestake Gold Park;" verso: "Tom."
23) Sherwood Bridge
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom.
At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Kroelling's house about 1/2 mile west of Avon. Metcalf Gulch is in the background. Highway 6 is in the foreground. Bridge over the Eagle River is in right foreground. Note belfry on house. The house and all the outbuildings were replaced by the Sunridge Condominiums.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
25) Cement bridge
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The cement bridge near Kent, looking downstream along the Eagle River toward the west. Kent is most likely Leonard Horn's place.
26) Highway bridge
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Highway bridge east of Eagle, Colorado, crossing the Eagle River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
27) Avon Store
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The old Avon Store and the shed next to it, located on the north west corner of Avon Road (above the building) and Hwy 6 (in front of the building). The Avon bridge crosses the Eagle River. The store is unused in this photo. It was moved to Chambers Park and the Information Center in Eagle as part of the Eagle County Historical Society museum complex.
28) Dotsero Bridge
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Caption: "Dotsero Bridge Over Grand River." The bridge at Dotsero crossing the now-called Colorado River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The bridge over the Eagle River leading from the road to the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Blanche Wyatt Kavanaugh in a long evening dress standing in front of highway signs in Minturn, Colorado. Under a sign for Colorado-U.S. 40 south: Eagle 29 , Glenwood 63, Grand Junction 15?. There is a barber shop in the shadows at the left, a hotel behind the U.S. 40 sign, and a restaurant in the right background. To Blanche's left is a bridge with the notice: load limit 3 tons including vehicle, stock limit 10 head of cattle 20 sheep, speed...
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The concrete bridge at Wolcott, showing railroad tracks and equipment behind it. The bridge was built in 1916 during the period when the Colorado Highway Department was replacing many small wooden bridges with concrete structures. This one was on State Highway 131 and employed a Luten arch design, patented by Daniel B. Luten in 1905. Eagle County contracted with the Pueblo Bridge Company to build the bridge. It was replaced in 2006. [Spanning...
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The bridge over the Colorado River at the future site of Burns, Colorado (where the woodpile is on the river bank behind the bridge). The Derby Mesa Road is visible at the right, going up the hill.
33) Pioneer Bridge
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"The Pioneer bridge across the Grand River [Colorado River] five miles above State Bridge was built by Doug Wilmont, John Winslow, Gus Hoyt and Tim Mugrage in 1900. Most of the material used in its construction was round timbers. In 1914, Eagle County built the Yarmony Bridge a little further downstream." -- McCoy Memoirs p.315
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
34) McCoy Hotel
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1895-1900: McCoy Hotel built by J. F. McCoy between 1891 and 1895 (caption with photo). "Eagle County History" says it was built and operated by C. B. McCoy. View of the log buildings and fences with bridge in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Marker for: "Jose B. O. Martinez, A3C US Air Force, Korea, July 2, 1936--Sept. 25, 2010," in River View Cemetery. Engraved on the marker is Battle Mountain, the Red Cliff Bridge and a hunter.
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Looking northwest from a Bellyache viewpoint towards Eby Creek, the Eagle River is running through midfield. The road bridge is at center with the railroad bridge north of it. The railroad water tank is visible at the left. The Nogal-Ping hotel is on the corner of Capitol Streeth, the first lefthand turn up the hill. This is before Hwy 6 & 24 was built. In order to get to Wolcott further east, one had to cross the Eagle River here.
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The approach to the bridge over the Eagle River at the Sherman Brothers Ranch. Lumber is stacked at the right and support wires are running to anchors in the foreground.
38) Quinlans
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From left to right: Mary, Dustin, Florence and Walter Quinlan at the Eagle River. The Wolcott bridge is behind them.
39) Nottingham Barn
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Old barn just west of the Emmett Nottingham place. The barn was probably built by Clyde Nottingham around 1908. Beaver Creek is to the left. The old Avon School is just right of center. The first Avon bridge is visible in the foreground in front of the school (west of current bridges about 100 yards and lower to the water). The Joe Smith house is to the right.
This bridge was probably built in the early 1900s. It was replaced by the second...
