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1) The Evelyns
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Group photo at the Lea home in Gypsum, Colorado.
From left to right: Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea, Evelyn Marguerite Lea, Evelyn Urdine, Evelyn Carol (daughter of Evelyn Urdine)
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Evelyn Urdine Douthit sits with the dog, Spot, in the mail cart that her grandfather, George Washington Messermith, would use to pick up mail from the Gypsum Post Office. The photo was dated 1926.
3) Messersmiths
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From left to right: Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea, father George Washington Messersmith, and Andrew Elias (Andy) Messersmith.
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William Henry Lea stands outside his home in Gypsum, Colorado. His son, William Oscar (Willie), is peeking through the window on the right side of the photograph.
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George Washington Messersmith sits on a small porch with his granddaughters, Mary Ellen (left) and Evelyn Urdine Douthit (right). The photo was taken around 1930 in front of Urdine Bell & William Henry Lea's home in Gypsum, Colorado (George Washington's daughter and son-in-law). The log cabin in the picture was also on the property and once was home to William Lea's mother, Johanna Harrison Lea, and his sister, Ada Lea (Sprague).
6) Packard home
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Group photo (29 people) taken in front of the Packard home, Gypsum, Colorado. Mrs. Packard is seated on the far right; Mrs. William Lea is second from right. The women appear to be dressed up for the occasion.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
7) Welch Place
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Welch place on LaGrow Rd., Gypsum, built in 1893. The logs for construction came from Hardscrabble Mountain. The house was moved to Carbondale.
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The J. P. Oleson building after a second floor apartment fire in September 1918. This was the first home of J. P. Oleson. with the store on the firs floor. An automobile is at left.
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"The Hans Olesen place when owned by Schmidts; also the cover photo of the calendar." October 1976 in a calendar, Rural America, the Bi-Centennial Year, Copyright 1975, Time Piece Photography, Inc. Boulder, Colorado 80302, Photo Chrono Graphics; photographer for October Jay Simon $4
"1 1/2 story house, built in 1900 containing 8 rooms with four bedrooms and a bath. The first floor area has 968 square feet with the second floor area 242 square...
10) Strohm residence
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A back view of "Kate's place," the Strohm residence in Gypsum [2nd and Eagle Streets]. George Strohm bought the former Poor Farm in 1939 for $5,000. The Poor Farm provided assistance to the elderly, disabled and homeless before Social Security, Medicare, etc., and was situated on land that now is the location for the Town Park and Bertroch subdivision.
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Ed Slaughter holding the hands of his grandchildren, Eugene Slaughter, Jr. ("Junior") on the left and Betty Slaughter (Compton) on the right. Junior is holding onto the back hoof of a hung deer. Log ranch house in background. The photo has been hand tinted.
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The John Condon family from Chicago at the Doll ranch house, with their nanny. The daughter is wearing her mother's hat.
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Jack, Glen and Betty Jo Schmidt heading out for the day's work. The farm house is behind them.
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The original ranch house on the Hans Oleson/Schmidt Ranch in Gypsum. It's still on the ranch [2013].
Lottie Schmidt, Glen Schmidt's mother, is riding Hunter. Glen's niece, Donna, is riding on Polly at center. Kathy has dismounted and is holding reins for Pommers.
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The Condon family from Chicago at the Doll ranch house. John Condon is standing at far left. Mrs. Condon, in white, is seated. The two youngest children are Condons, one being held by a nanny. Lucy and Frank Doll are second and third from the right, standing.
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"The Hans Olesen place when owned by Schmidts; also the cover photo of the calendar." October 1976 in a calendar, Rural America, the Bi-Centennial Year, Copyright 1975, Time Piece Photography, Inc. Boulder, Colorado 80302, Photo Chrono Graphics; photographer for October Jay Simon $4
18) Hodari Place
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Hodari place on Highway 6 in Gypsum, built in 1897. Caption on verso: "Burned Mulligan." A lawnmower rests in the yard.
19) Early Gypsum
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Panoramic photograph of early Gypsum, Colorado. The photograph is dated "about 1902".
20) The Evelyns
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Group photo at the Lea home in Gypsum, Colorado.
From left to right: Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea, Evelyn Marguerite Lea, Evelyn Urdine, Evelyn Carol (daughter of Evelyn Urdine)
