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Rodeo at the Eagle County Fair in 1939. Cars ring the area in the background. The old courthouse is in the left background.
2) Bill Rogers
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Stylized studio portrait of Bill Rogers, who worked on and off the Mayer Ranch for 38 years. Mr. Rogers is posed wearing a bandana around his neck, holding a cigar in his left hand, liquor bottle in his right hand (balanced on his right knee). His right foot is raised on a bench covered with leather chaps.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Three cowboys in a corral at the Lloyd Ranch, working horses. Hay rick in the background
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"The Lloyd brothers pose with fellow cowboys at Red Mountain Ranch. Carl Lloyd Jr. (son of Carl) is third from left, and Clyde (C.F.) Lloyd is third from right. There was also a third Lloyd brother, Frank." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.90
The group is standing in front of the iconic white barn, still in place today (2010).
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The original Harve Dice Ranch on west Brush Creek, below Sylvan Lake. Ranch house, barn and outbuildings are visible.
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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground.
Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard of action at the Eagle Rodeo in 1925. There are two mounted horsemen in front of the rodeo stands. A dog is in the foreground.
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Hershey Wilson wearing chaps, holding reins of horse. Wilson worked as a ranch hand for the Lloyd Ranch, located four miles east of Eagle on Highway 6 (now the Diamond Star Ranch).
9) 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.
10) Lloyd Ranch
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"Cowboys work steers in a corral at the Lloyd ranch. The ranch brand was a 'Diamond J Bar.' The property is currently the site of the Diamond Star subdivision." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher, p.89
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Cowboys driving a herd of cattle over the Eagle River bridge at Eagle.
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Six steers on rope halters lined up with their handlers while being judged during the Eagle County Fair, 1939.
13) Rodeo Award
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Dena Reimer awarding a young cowboy at the Eagle County Fair & Rodeo in the 1960s.
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1939: Cowboy riding a steer during rodeo, Eagle, Colorado. Additional riders in background. The Eagle County Court House, built in 1932, is visible; riding is being done on the West side of the Court House (in 2006, this is now a park).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
18) Pete DeGraw
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Pete DeGraw on horseback with riderless mount in background.
Correl James "Pete" DeGraw "...moved to Eagle County in 1924, and homesteaded on Bellyache Mountain. He then worked on the Blue River near Kremmling for a short time, and was later in the sheep business before buying a ranch on Eby Creek and raising cattle. Mr. DeGraw married the former Ruby Ping on April 9, 1941.
He was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also...
