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"Along The River Road Near McCOY, Colo." This postcard was sent from a Katherine to Mr. James Murphy of Elgin, Illinois. It is dated July, 17, 1913, and was sent from McCoy.
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"Well Jim how do you stand the warm weather. I don't know what it is to be hot. but I suppose when I get home I will make up for it. Katherine"
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1910-1920: Looking northeast, Broadway Street. Front of E. E. Glenn & Co. General Merchandise clearly visible; Post Office sign on side of building. People (dressed as if for special event) gathered in front of store with wagons and horses.
The bay windowed house to the right of the E. E. Glenn & Co. building was occupied by Alex Macdonell and family beginning in 1951. Mr. Macdonell was working for Holy Cross Electric out of Glenwood Springs...
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Eben Massey talks about growing up on a ranch in Gateway, Colorado. He remembers riding horseback and playing with his cousins. He recalls encounters with rattlesnakes, bull snakes, pack rats, rabbits, and deer. He tells stories of deer hunts he was involved with. He remembers being a “flanker” who helped to brand cattle, working as a cowboy and ranch hand as a boy, riding horses, and calf roping. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
644) Minnie "Min" Borah
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Minnie "Min" Borah sits atop a wagon full of wood logs. Two horses are hitched to the wagon. Minnie Borah was the wife of Jake Borah. She was born in 1871 and passed away in 1908, at the age of 37.
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Willis Staup (left) and Kenneth Gerard prepare for a horseback ride near the Doll Brothers Ranch in Gypsum. They have a pack horse with them. A dog is visible in the bottom right corner.
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In a recording made for his son, Don Rogers talks about his family’s cattle ranch on Pinon Mesa in the 1910’s, about getting lost in the wilderness at the age of six, about an expert tracker named Avery Burford who led the search party, and about being found the next morning after he spent the night alone on a sandbar of East Creek. He recalls a gunfight between cowboys Louis Stewart and Blue, a shooting by a man named Pete Lapham, and tensions...
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William Ela talks about his family’s arrival in the Little Dolores River area of Mesa County in 1881 and their establishment of the 2-V Ranch. He tells stories about his grandfather, the pioneer rancher and Grand Junction town mayor William Phillips Ela. He remembers his grandfather’s horse Looney and his escapades. He speaks about the dangers of travel to and from Glade Park in the early days. He recalls stories passed down about his ancestors’...
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The Conger Mesa Ditch crew, lined up and ready for work in 1922. They are standing in front of their horses holding shovels; a dog is at far right. From Left: Ed Schrupp, Martin Theisen, Warren Henry, Martin Schomers, Joe Tuyls.
649) Susan Doll
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Susan Doll standing next to the corrals at the Doll Brothers and Condon Ranch. Franklin Doll and a horse are at left background. Haystack and barn are to the right of Susan.
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The Johnson Ranch granary located near Divide Creek. Dorris Johnson can be seen tending to a horse. The Johnson brand can be seen on a building in the background. Taken around 1918.
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This detailed postcard, featuring some children rowing a boat on a lake, was sent to Dorothy Shryack by Pearl Ogleby around May 24, 1912.
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Dick Lloyd talks about cattle ranching in Western Colorado both before and after the Taylor Grazing Act, about moving cattle around to different grazing areas in Colorado, and about shipping them to Denver by rail via the De Beque Stockyard. He speaks about training horses and using horses to herd cattle. Bertha Lloyd discusses her courtship with Dick, their chivaree and their marriage. The two of them describe homesteading in a log cabin on the Grand...
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Bob McCray, who owned the Diamond Saddle Shop in Mesa County, Colorado, speaks about his introduction to the saddlemaking business, and his employment in the Visalia Saddle Company near Yosemite National Park. He talks about saddle styles, saddlemaking techniques, spurs, chaps, the history of saddlery, and the state of saddlemaking both locally and nationally. He remembers his first exposure to horses as a boy in Missouri, and a brief tenure as a...
654) Frank Doll and horse
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Frank Doll shows one of his race horses at the Doll Ranch in Gypsum. The horse stables are visible behind Frank. A caption on the back reads, "Frank Doll with Race Horse - this horse had won much money in races (Killed horse in RR going south to a race)"
655) Kenneth "Kay" Gerard
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Kenneth "Kay" Gerard sits atop a horse near the Doll Brothers Ranch in Gypsum.
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Pat Dempsey talks about buying her own ranch, raising horses, and what kind of work goes into showing them at various competitions.
