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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- Helene Johannbroer Homestead (Black Mountain Ranch)
- "Now the Black Mountain Ranch, this was formerly the Helene Johannbroer Homestead as it looked when Katherine Johannbroer Butler inherited it from her mother in 1912. The building in the upper left hand corner was built by Ralph McClochlin about 1900, but served as a homestead cabin for Helene." -- McCoy Memoirs p.267 Kate Butler sold her ranch in 1920 to John Ambos, Jr., and the Butlers moved to Steamboat Springs. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Hell Gate, Colorado Midland Railway
- A postcard of Hell Gate, located on the Colorado Midland Railway. A postmark on the back is dated May 1, 1910, and was sent to Alda Borah from Adda Crawford.
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- Hell Gate, Colorado Midland Railway, Colorado, ca. 1886
- This photograph, dated ca. 1886, was taken along the tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway where it passes through Hell Gate in Pitkin County. The photographer is identified as J.L. Clinton. In the canyon below is Ivanhoe Creek, which feeds into the Fryingpan River. The man holding onto the electrical pole is unidentified. The tracks in this area have since been removed and the path turned into Frying Pan Road.
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- Hello from the Lewis Store
- UPPER LEFT: A ROYAL BATTLE. Two Mule deer bucks lock antlers in a fight for supremacy. UPPER RIGHT: The MOUNTAIN LION, also known as Puma, Cougar and Catamount, is an extremely fierce hunter. LOWER LEFT: The eerie wail of the COYOTE is heard in the high mountains as well as in the plains country. LOWER RIGHT: The BOBCAT is able to thrive near heavily populated areas, but prefer remote and rocky terrain.
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- Hello from the Lewis Store
- "YOUNGSTERS OF THE FOREST"
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- Hello from the Lewis Store
- UPPER LEFT: Mother Bear and Cub UPPER RIGHT: Rocky Mountain Sheep LOWER LEFT: Herd of Bull Elk LOWER RIGHT: Western Mule Buck Deer
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- Hendrickson Family Marker
- Hendrickson family marker at Cedar Hill Cemetery for: "John Alfred, 1883--1936; Margaretta Hendrickson, 1854--1933."