Horses
Showing
1 - 11
of 11
, query time: 0.01s
Format:
Image
The July 4, 1926, rodeo at McCoy, Colorado. "Ernest Rundell is the rider." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of the Maxwell place, taken by John Ambos. "Among the very early pioneers of the area were Elliott and Mary Maxwell who located on 160 acres of land at the confluence of the Grand River and Elk Creek, about four miles west of McCoy about 1896. The elevation there was about 6,500 feet, the lowest in the area where most vegetables and some varieties of hardy fruits could be grown." -- McCoy Memoirs p.155
[Title supplied from catalog...
3) Gilman
Format:
Image
Photographic postcard of the main street in Gilman. Two men are at left, in front of a storefront. A team of horses is tethered in front of a building at midfield.
4) McCoy Rodeo
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of the McCoy Rodeo held on July 4, 1926. "The rider is unknown but the three nearest onlookers are: Al Norman, Carl Baker and Everett Hoyt." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
Format:
Image
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.
6) Hugh Norman
Format:
Image
"Hugh Norman at the Arthur Horn ranch [on Rock Creek] in 1916." -- McCoy Memoirs p.204
Photo postcard.
"Hugh Norman and Mae Van Horn were married in 1919 and shortly after their marriage they moved to the Kibbler ranch which they ran for several years. They continued to rent and operate various ranches in the area. As a sideline Hugh contracted haying jobs in Egeria Park." -- p.204
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
7) Cowboy Band
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of the Cowboy Band at the Grand County Fair in the fall of 1914--this was Grand County's third fair. [front has 1915 as the date]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
8) Ada Slusser
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of Ada Slusser and an unidentified man on horseback. Ada was Lucy Slusser Doll's sister.
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of the Odd Fellow's Hall in Gypsum taken sometime after its construction in 1902. A horse and buggy are tethered at the street.
The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, burned after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership...
10) Toponas Rodeo
Format:
Image
"A Toponas rodeo in 1927. Carrol Chambers is the rider. For a number of years, rodeos were popular in small communities like Yampa, Toponas, Burns and McCoy, but now, those who are interested in these events prefer to attend big ones." -- McCoy Memoirs p.36
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
Format:
Image
Photo postcard of ”The Big Barn,” Doll Brothers Ranch, Gypsum Valley. Barn had 3 full stories, running water and electricity and could stable 250 horses individually. Fencing in foreground.
