Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- A Tunnel into a Gold Mine, 1000ft. underground, Eagle River Canyon
- Three miners stand in a tunnel of a gold mine in the Eagle River Canyon. It's possible this is the California Mine, which was located in the Eagle River Canyon. Their only source of light appears to be the candles they are holding.
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- A boy, after 1910
- From the Shryack Family Collection. This real photo postcard, featuring a young boy, was produced in the early 20th century at some point after 1910. The boy in the photo has not been identified, yet. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800., This is a real photo postcard, meaning the image is not printed but developed directly on the paper. This photo was developed on AZO Photographic Paper stock that was produced by Kodak between 1910-1930.
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- A girl and a young lady, after 1908
- From the Shryack Family Collection. The real photo postcard, featuring a young lady and a girl, was likely produced in the early 20th century after around 1908. The two individuals in the photo have yet to be identified. If you have any information about the content of this item, please reach out to the EVLD Local History Librarian at history@evld.org or (970) 328-8800., This is a real photo postcard, meaning the image is not printed but developed directly on the paper. The image was developed on a type of Artura Photographic Paper stock that was produced between 1908-1924.
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- A group at Holy Cross City
- A group of individuals stand next to a building at Holy Cross City. The gentleman seated on the left is holding a pickaxe. It is unknown if these individuals were residents of Holy Cross City or were visiting. Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City, the Holy Cross Mill, and the Treasure Vault Mill. The town was abandoned in the late-1880s, but was revived for a short period in the 1890s. Today, only a small number of buildings remain.
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- Aboard ship
- Ferdinand W. Ambos, at right, and fellow sailor aboard ship in 1912. "Ferd worked at a number of jobs away from hone including ranch work, carrying the Burns mail on horseback for Charles McCoy. Ferd served four years in the U. S. Navy. He also studied to be a civil engineer and was one of the engineers on the preliminary survey of the Dotsero Cutoff in 1924. After that job was completed he did engineering work for several railroads and was an engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads for 16 years. He retired in 1954 and lived in Denver many years. He is now living in Glenwood Springs. He never married." -- McCoy Memoirs p.242 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]