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61) Hanging Lake
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Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon, 1917. The lake is now listed as a National Natural Landmark.
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"Falls above Hanging Lake, east of Glenwood Springs, 1918" - Alda Borah. Hanging Lake is located off a steep trail in Glenwood Canyon between Dotsero and Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
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A view up a canyon by Hanging Lake, dated 1917. Hanging Lake is located off a trail in Glenwood Canyon.
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The Belden facility showing the loading and processing facilities. Railroad cars waiting to be loaded are in the background. Directly above them are some of the old mines started in the late 1800s. The photo was taken from the dump at Gilman, looking down on Belden.
66) Battle Mountain
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Battle Mountain as seen from Gilman. The numerous streaks near the mid point of the mountain mark mine openings above Belden. These represented small mining claims from the late 1800's. The photo is oriented east toward Red Cliff with Windy Point in the top center. U.S. Highway 24 is toward the top of Battle Mountain.
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Eagle Canyon, with Battle Mountain on the right. Belden and the Eagle River would be at the bottom of the canyon on the left.
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A surface tram used to move ore and equipment is on the left coming into Belden from Gilman at the top. Loading tippel, steam room and the dryer buildings are pictured in the lower right.
69) 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.
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The Diamond S Ranch looking east down the Eagle River Valley through Red Canyon to Red Point. The building with the red roof is the large riding barn.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Looking down at the Eagle River in Eagle Canyon, at a portion of the railroad tracks at Belden.
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Discarded tires rolled off Highway 24 at Battle Mountain form a tire staircase in the Eagle River Canyon. Rock climbers in the canyon built the staircase to assist in reaching climbing areas.
From Angela Beck:
"After the trains quit running, we walked the RR tracks to Belden. People rock climb in the Eagle River Canyon. (Newcomers call it the Gilman Gorge.) Some people get rid of their old tires by rolling them off Battle Mountain (Hwy 24) into...
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"Ivan Staton and his cousin, Glenwood Springs, Colo on Colorado River, 1922?" - caption from family.
74) In the creek
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Ivan Staton's cousin (unidentified) sits in the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon.
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Minnie Lundgren registers the group on their way to Hanging Lake. The car is loaded down with children and adults. The photo lists "Dead Horse Canyon", which is most likely referencing 'Dead Horse Trail' in Glenwood Canyon.
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A picnic party at Hanging Lake, 1917. Three names are mentioned: Leo Carey, Minnie Lundgren, Alda Borah.
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A postcard of the Grand River (now the Colorado River) in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon). The first tunnel of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Glenwood Canyon is visible on the left.
78) Hanging Lake
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A postcard of Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon. A winter scene with frozen waterfalls.
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A postcard of the Palisades in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon). A passenger train is passing through the canyon. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Susie S. Bolt, and is dated July 30, 1917.
80) The Royal Gorge
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A passenger train travels through the Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Stanley McHatton during World War I. The postmark is dated September 22, 1917, from Junction City, Kansas.
