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Front: "Eagle Bird Canon Prospecting for US 40;" verso: "Highway scene near Gilman, mid- winter"
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Old State Bridge structure in July of 1983, taken from State Highway 131 (south of the bridge). The southern half of the bridge collapsed soon after this photo was taken. The State Bridge Lodge is in the background.
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Highway 6 & 24 in Eagle County. Wilmor[e] Lake would be off to the right. The Clark Ranch (Bar-Gay Ranch) is on the left at midfield. Bellyache Mountain is in the background.
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Looking into Beaver Creek Valley behind the Offerson house (the original Townsend Ranch property). Wood pile visible on the left side of dirt road.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
25) Road to Kent
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The road to the Kent section house (in the distance), later the property of Leonard Horn.
26) Convoy
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Truck convoy negotiating the Old Battle Mountain Road. The original rock supported roadway is clearly visible
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
27) Hwy 6, Eagle
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view of road repair/construction on Hwy 6 just west of Eagle, Colorado. Men are examining the work area; automobiles are parked alongside the road. Steam shovel, dump truck and grader are moving earth.
28) Road Maintenance
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An automobile and a snow plow parked next to each other on Tennessee Pass. Several men are standing next to the automobile and it appears to be snowing.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Caption by O.W. Randall: "You can see a piece of the road they built in the foreground. This was when they had taken their tents down."
numbered on front; 284583; stamp on verso: 4400
The ranch was located between Cross Creek and Fall Creek on the south side of the Eagle River, southeast of Minturn. The CCC camp was called Camp Tigiwon.
Earl Beck was hired by the Forest Service as a foreman for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Tigiwon. His...
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Verso: "Tom [Knight] and Sam Anderson, road to Holy Cross City 1940"
The men are resting their horses on the improved road.
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1939?: Railroad "Y," Highway No. 104, near Basalt. The highway has been surfaced; some snow on the ground. Several buildings in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
33) John Bunker
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John Bunker, back to camera, is walking downhill from the weaning sheds toward Beaver Creek. Fleck Ditch flume and the old road up the east side of Beaver Creek is visible in the background. Inscription: "7/24/28"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
34) Sherwood Bridge
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom.
At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
35) Highway bridge
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Highway bridge east of Eagle, Colorado, crossing the Eagle River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Highway 6 & 24, plowed after snowfall, near Wolcott, Colorado. Train in distance.
38) North McCoy
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Looking north from McCoy Lane, with Rock Creek flowing through the tree line in the background. There are several log buildings, including a barn at midground. In front of the barn is a root cellar in the embankment.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A view of the McCoy area, looking north east, taken from the south side of the Colorado River. Old stage road is in the foreground. Photo taken August 23, 1975.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
40) Dotsero
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Looking west toward Glenwood Canyon, a view of the Doll Ranch at Dotsero. Hwy 6 is at midfield and the Stewart Family cemetery is where the cottonwood trees are located. The Stephens Nursery is at this location now [2012]. The photo was taken in April 1955, after a spring storm.
