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Gravesite of Donald G. DeWolf, Jan. 7, 1914--May 28, 1917. He drowned in Catamount Creek in his third year. "Tis a little grave but, oh, have a care, for world wide hopes are buried there."
A lamb is scultped at the top of the marker.
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1989, Grave of Elmer George Burrows, father of Elmer Burrows, died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado about 1931. "There's a funeral home marker, glass is broken and wording almost gone. The wooden fence is in good shape and pink/white crushed stone cover the grave. It is becoming overgrown with weeds and sage brush." -- Mildred Toomer
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Albert Gates, brother of James P. Gates, and his sister, Sarah. THey're standing in a yard and Sarah is holding flowers. Sarah was born in 1835 and is 90 in this photograph.
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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1989, William Harper Grave. William was the father of Charlie and Walter Harper. He homesteaded the place that Bill Nottingham owned in 1989. No visible markings on the stones on the graves.
7) Strubi house
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Strubi family dwelling in Burns built in 1953. Wire fence in foreground.
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Charity Elizabeth "Libbie" Forster George, wife of William Henry "Bill" George, at Derby Mesa, Burns, Colorado, in 1930. She's standing in the fenced yard with antlers in the background.
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Fence protecting the gravesite of Donald G. DeWolf. Mildred Toomer noted that somone must have visited the site each year because of the presence of slightly faded silk columbines.
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Verso caption says it is Ben Wurthsmith's mother's house [Mary Wurtsmith] built in 1904.
The caption for 1985.001.024 says: Known as the Doan Place, this log home was built by J. P. ”Bert” Gates and is the current (1986) residence of Don Wurtsmith. It is located in Burns, Colorado.
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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1989, Grave of Elmer George Burrows, father of Elmer Burrows, died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado about 1931. "There's a funeral home marker, glass is broken and wording almost gone. The wooden fence is in good shape and pink/white crushed stone cover the grave. It is becoming overgrown with weeds and sage brush." -- Mildred Toomer
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Gravesite of Donald G. DeWolf, Jan. 7, 1914--May 28, 1917. He drowned in Catamount Creek in his third year. "Tis a little grave but, oh, have a care, for world wide hopes are buried there."
A lamb is scultped at the top of the marker.
15) Donald G. DeWolf
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Fence protecting the gravesite of Donald G. DeWolf. Mildred Toomer noted that somone must have visited the site each year because of the presence of slightly faded silk columbines.
16) William Harper
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1989, William Harper Grave. William was the father of Charlie and Walter Harper. He homesteaded the place that Bill Nottingham owned in 1989. No visible markings on the stones on the graves.
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c.1928: Burns, Colorado; old location, now site of the Burns School. Two automobiles parked in front of log buildings and rail fence.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
