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A postcard of Woods Lake. Buildings from the Woods Lake Resort are visible across the lake. "Woods Lake played a significant role in the development of tourism and recreation in the Rocky Mountains. ... The Colorado Midland Railroad (which ran from 1886-1918) was instrumental in bringing tourists into the mountains, especially for fishing expeditions. ... Woods Lake is listed on the National Register of Historic Places not only because of its importance...
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A postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool taken around 1964. The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today. This postcard was sent to Alda (Borah) Farnsworth from Ivan and Rae Staton. The postmark is dated May 23, 1964, from Glenwood Springs.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Springs railroad station, originally a stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The station is still standing and is now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak's "California Zephyr." The station first opened in 1904.
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A postcard of the "York Tunnell," located at Leadville. It's possible that the York Tunnel is actually the Yak Tunnel. Several mining buildings are visible, as are some railroad cars. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in the 1910s. The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today.
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A postcard of Eagle from around 1917. This view is looking north down Broadway Street.
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A postcard of Main Street in Gilman. The Gilman School is visible in the foreground on the right. This was the "business street" of Gilman. Several cars line the street in front of the various stores. This postcard was sent by an Edward, who lived in Gilman, to Bessie Clark of Grand Island, Nebraska.
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A postcard print view of the Grand (now Colorado) River at Burns, or Burns Hole, around 1915. The old post office is visible on the right.
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Two unidentified women sit in a boat at the Smith Ranch. The postmark is dated May 10, 1909. An unidentified individual is sitting on the porch of the house. Smith's Ranch was located near Ruedi, Colorado. John Ruedi settled on the land after snowshoeing up from Basalt in 1885. Ruedi would later sell his ranch in 1906. Other settlers followed including Bill Smith. Once located in the Fryingpan River Valley, the land where Ruedi was located was...
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A postcard of the Basalt Public School. The Basalt Public School was originally located in a small one-room frame structure until the late-1890s. The school was relocated to this building, which sat on the border between Eagle County and Pitkin County. In 1902, the building was expanded from a one-room school house to a four-room, two story brick building, pictured here. The bell was removed from the bell tower in 1914, due to structural concerns,...
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A postcard scene of the Lower Gypsum School, taken sometime in the 1910s or 1920s. The three children in front of the school are unidentified. The Lower Gypsum School was a part of School District No. 16.
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View looking northeast of Gypsum in the early 1900s. The Lutheran Church steeple is visible. The fields are covered with snow. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A nighttime view of Vail, taken around 1979.
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A summer view of Vail Village, taken prior to 1987. From the verso, "Vail Village nestled at the base of north America's biggest, single skiing mountain." Peter Runyon Photography, Box 1441, Vail, Colorado 81657.
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A winter scene of Bridge Street in Vail. A sigh for La Cave, a French restaurant can be seen on the left.
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A view of Beaver Creek Resort taken sometime in winter prior to August of 2008.
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A winter scene of Bridge Street in Vail looking towards Vail Mountain. A sign for the Casino Vail can be seen on the right.
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A postcard of Vail in the winter. The Gorsuch store is on the right.
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A nighttime view of the Children's Fountain in Vail.
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A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive on the turntable at Minturn. The Minturn roundhouse is visible on the right. The railroad employees are unidentified. Taken sometime in the 1920s.