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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Horse Mountain
A view of Horse Mountain. Taken in 1917. "Top could be seen from our last home on Brush Creek looking east. Horse Mt on Salt Creek where lots of mining was done after we came to Phoenix." -- Alda Borah
Horseback Trip
"Miss McDonald, Mr. [James] Dilts, Mother, Bob Koonce, Father [Alfred Borah] and I [Alda Borah]" - from Alda Borah.
Horseback ride on the Flat Tops
Neva Bersheny (Johnson) takes a horseback ride in the Flat Tops Wilderness area with her dog. A small lake or pond is visible in the background.
Hotel Colorado and Glenwood Hot Springs pool
A postcard of the Hotel Colorado (left) and Glenwood Hot Springs pool (right). The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today. The Hotel Colorado first opened in 1893. Former United States President's Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft stayed at the Hotel Colorado during their presidencies. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977.

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