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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- IOOF Building Fire, December 1990
- The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall. "Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown Gypsum. The IOOF Hall was constructed in 1902, the same year the charter was written for Crown Lodge 146 of the IOOF. In 1921, Gypsum's Rebekah Lodge was chartered. In their more active days, the two lodges held weekly meetings and sponsored community events such as a Thanksgiving Day dance, an annual smorgasbord, public card parties and square dances. During its history, the lodge housed various businesses including three grocery stores, a warehouse, theater, railroad office, preschool, dentist's office and a U.S. Post Office. At one time, Eagle County High School basketball games were played in the building's second story. The building has been vacant for a number of years and taxes and heating costs for the structure began to burden the dwindling membership of the lodge. Members were excited about the church's remodeling efforts." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise, Dec. 20, 1990, p,8.
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- Ice Train wreck
- 1914-1915: Train cars and debris scattered down snow-covered cliff walls. Nine men standing on upright train car at left of photo, viewing the destruction. 44 cars involved in the accident; Engineer Fred Graham killed. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Ice in detention basin
- A detention basin at the base of Mt. of the Holy Cross, filled with ice and snow.