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Anna and Florence Alvord (on right) standing at the Newcomer Bridge (Brush Creek).
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One entrance to the Lady Belle Mine on Horse Mountain. The distinctive cedars on the hillside are markers found in other photographs of the area.
The Lady Belle Mine, "discovered in 1912, was a relatively limited pocket of ore that kept miners busy for only a short time. The mine operated until 1918, and although it never lived up to expectation of the local community, historical sources report the Lady Belle produced anywhere from $450,000 to $1...
83) Dan Rule's steer
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Dan Rule's steer, Brush Creek
[Photo developed Oct. 12, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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Dan Rule holding potatoes in a Brush Creek field.
[Photo developed Oct. 9, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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Brush Creek Valley, 1916. Two groups of buildings, fenced pasture and Brush Creek visible with Bellyache Mountain in the background.
86) Larry Rule
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Dan (left) and Larry Rule, showing cattle.
[Photo developed Jan. 23, 1941, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colorado]
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Marg (Mary Margaret) Macdonell (Morris) with fawn and dog, General Douglas MacArthur.
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High school graduation photographs of the Alexander Macdonell children.
Top row: Ethel Mary, Mac (Alexander Jr.)
Bottom row: Margaret, George
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Loading 100# sacks of potatoes onto wagon at the Shryack Place (also called the Mosher Place) on lower Brush Creek. From there, the sacks would be taken to "spud" cellars. Two horse team is pulling the wagon; farm buildings in left background.
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Isabel and Louis Nesthouse standing at Brush Creek. [Taken during same outing as 2012.005.033.] Isabel was born in Red Cliff in 1907 and graduated from Eagle High School. She graduated from Greeley Teachers' College and taught school in Aspen and Eagle. She married Louis Nesthouse of Gilman in 1936.
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Mac (Alexander Jr.) and Margaret Macdonell with baby Dan in Eagle. Dan was the first grandchild of Alec and Sadie Macdonell. Margaret worked for Holy Cross Electric Association for 18 years at their Eagle office. She also collected bills for Rocky Mountain Natural Gas from 1971 to 1981. She collected payments, posted deposits and meter readings, filled out work orders, took calls and cleaned the office.
93) Bear hunting
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Grant Deeble, on left holding rifle, standing next to another hunter (named Baker). In front of them is a bear carcass, draped on a sawhorse. Automobile and cabin in background.
95) Cyrus Dice
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Cyrus Dice, at right, and an unidentified man riding horseback at Brush Creek. Cyrus Dice ranched on Brush Creek for many years, moving to Eagle when he retired. He was married to Anna Norman until her death in 1949, and was then married to Imogene Lewis in 1957.
96) Alex Macdonell
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Alexander Macdonell on horse. His family in Scotland called him Ackie or Ack; in Eagle, he was referred to as Alec. Alec was first employed on the Frank Doll ranch in Gypsum Valley. Then he leased land on the George Wilkinson ranch on Brush Creek, south of Eagle. After World War I and his marriage to Sadie Figgins, he returned to Eagle and moved to the Sproule ranch on Brush Creek. In 1923, he bought land from Charles Mayer and established his...
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A teacher and her students at the Upper Brush Creek School, School District No. 10.
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Agatha and Oscar Carlson, old time friends of the Dices, visiting from Denver. Fishing on Brush Creek was a favorite activity. They are standing on the porch of the cabin behind the Schlutter Place. Oscar is resting his right arm on Agatha's left shoulder while his left hand is propped on a broom handle.
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Original ski tow location on Whittaker Ranch. Three elk are standing at the bottom of the hill.
