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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- Hohstadt Family Marker
- Hohstadt family marker at Greenwood Cemetery for: "Mother, Martha Jane, 1857--1919; Father, Charles H., 1848--1929."
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- Hole in the Rock near Gilman
- A postcard of the Hole in the Rock, a rock formation located about a mile west of Gilman. This location was the site of many accidents on Battle Mountain when the stagecoach line ran through the area.
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- Hollingsworth & his elk
- Mr. Hollingsworth sits atop a large elk on a hunting trip. He has a long rifle across his lap and another holstered on his hip.
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- Holmes Reservoir, Missouri Heights
- 1930s: Holmes Reservoir, Missouri Heights, Eagle County, Colorado, showing four people (three children) and three dogs at the base of a pump station. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Holy Cross City
- A view of several buildings at Holy Cross City. Deep snow covers the ground. There is evidence of a burn mark on the left-hand side of the image. 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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- Holy Cross City
- Tom Doran and Chuck Shaw travel to Holy Cross City in 1940.
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- Holy Cross City
- Tom Doran (on left) of Eagle, Colorado, and Chuck Shaw of Minturn, Colorado, with pack horses at Holy Cross City. Six buildings and the remains of other structures are visible in the background. "By 1881, Holy Cross City was, itself, a reality. In a meadow, 11,407 feet above sea level, were "'two rows of houses facing each other with other buildings wherever a level spot could be found.' ...Between 1881 and 1883, Holy Cross City could boast of 300 population, a school, the Timberline Hotel, a mill, a boarding house, two general stores, a post office, a justice of the peace, an assayer, a saloon, and a bunch of cabins." --Rex Myers, The Upper Eagle River Valley, p.7. According to the Eagle County Assessment Roll for 1890, the Timberline Hotel (Holy Cross District) was owned by Mrs. Passmore and was valued at $150. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Holy Cross City
- Looking down into Holy Cross City. Several buildings are visible in the midground. 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.