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Evelyn Urdine Douthit, granddaughter of William Henry Lea & Urdine Messersmith Lea. Evelyn was born in 1924.
2) Muriel
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Photo postcard of Muriel, in a standing pose with arms behind her back. She is wearing a bouse with a high lace collar and 3/4 sleeves, over which is a dark blouse and pleated skirt.
The verso of the postcard is in ink, addressed to Miss Mayme Stremme [Price], Gypsum, Colo.: "Dear Mayme, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. Lovingly Muriel." It does not carry a stamp and does not appear to have been sent through the mail.
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Studio portrait of Francis Marion Skiff, 1847-1910.
A History of Eagle County [1940], p. 186: "F. M. Skiff owned the town site of Gypsum, Mrs. Skiff owning the first dry goods store and running the first post office. Mr. Skiff built the first two story building in Gypsum [1900]. This bulding is now the Lundgrens store. p. 187 The upstairs of this place was used for a school."
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4) Sam Lemon
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Studio photograph of Sam Lemon (born in 1880) as a young man, taken while living with his mother, Laura Josephine Lemon, in Fowler, Colorado.
"Mr. Lemon ranched for several years, was employed in construction work and later owned and operated the Gypsum Poolhall." --Eagle Valley Enterprise, Apr. 27, 1961 p.1
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Andrew Oleson, Gypsum, Colorado. Mr. Oleson is seated for a formal photograph, in suit with bowtie.
Born in Tornum, Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, October 22, 1864, Andrew attened German Trades schools, learning shoemaking. He joined his father in Colorado in 1883. Andrew worked in Red Cliff at first and then joined his family on the homestead in Gypsum Valley, the Sam Oleson Place. In 1902, he purchased the Shippey Place in Gypsum Valley which he owned...
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Studio portrait of Addison L. and Bird Crawford Hockett, early pioneers of Eagle County. He married Birdie Crawford on November 22, 1898. They lived in Gypsum and had six children. Addison's father, Barclay Hockett, first settled on the mouth of Brush Creek in 1882, in an area now known as Hockett Gulch. Barclay Hockett was Eagle's first postmaster. [Thanks to Bill Stephens, Sr., for this information.]
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Studio portrait of the Hazzard Family. Standing in back are Charles and Louella; seated in front are George and Alice.
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Studio portrait of Arthur Cabe and Myrtle Skiff Cabe, dressed formally and posed next to a stile.
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Studio portrait of William and Hilma (Nelson) Gustafson. Mr. Gustafson is wearing a suit and bow tie; Mrs. Gustafson is wearing a white lace dress.
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11) The Johnsons
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Zella Lea Johnson with her husband, Charles James Lea. Charles was the brother of William Henry Lea.
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Studio portrait of Rosamond Skiff Coombs and Harvey N. Coombs.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Dec. 3, 1948 p.1: "Mr. Coombes [sic.] was one of the early settlers of Eagle county, coming in with the laying of the railroad following the work from Red Cliff to Gypsum. In Gypsum he met and married Rosamund M. Skiff on Dec. 11, 1895, and the couple spent their married life together in Eagle and Garfield counties."
Mr. Coombs was buried in Fairview Cemebery...
13) Skiff Family
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Francis M. and Mary Elizabeth Edson Skiff and their children.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
14) Cousins
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Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea is pictured on the right with an unknown cousin. The photo was taken before moving to Gypsum, Colorado from Indiana.
15) Mayme Price
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Studio portrait of Mayme Stremme Price wearing a lace collared dress and necklace.
Accompanying material inscription: "Aunt Mayme"
Who's Who in Colorado, 1938, p. 434: B. Gypsum, Colo., Oct. 10, 1887; ed pub sch Gypsum, Eagle Co HS; m Fred A. Price, June 1927 Glenwood Springs; 1905-1935 US Postoffice, Gypsum; 1911 to date (1938) town clerk, Gypsum; Rebekah Lodge Gypsum ch (past noble grand); Luth; Rep; res, Gypsum; office, Theo Stremme Store, Gypsum....
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Wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans P. Oleson (Grace A. Wolverton) November 29, 1905.
"Hans P. Olesen [Oleson] was one of the pioneer citizens of the Eagle River valley. With his brothers, he settled in the county in the eighties, as a young man. For many years, he has been one of the foremost cattle raisers and ranchers in the county. He owns one of the largest irrigated areas of farm land under one head in the valley, located on the Eagle River,...
19) Sam Lemon
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Studio photograph (second pose) of Sam Lemon (born in 1880) as a young man, taken while living with his mother, Laura Josephine Lemon, in Fowler, Colorado.
"Mr. Lemon ranched for several years, was employed in construction work and later owned and operated the Gypsum Poolhall." --Eagle Valley Enterprise, Apr. 27, 1961 p.1
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Earl and Meleta Skiff. Earl is seated on a chair and Meleta stands to his left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
