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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- Mount Massive near Leadville
- A postcard of Mount Massive rising above the town of Leadville. Located in the Sawatch Range, Mount Massive is the second highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 14,428 feet. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.
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- Mount Sopris
- A postcard of Mount Sopris, located near Glenwood Springs. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Orville Jack Dempsey. The postmark is dated August 12, 1920, from Eagle. The mountain is named after former Denver mayor, Richard Sopris.
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- A postcard depicting the Mount of the Holy Cross and the surrounding wilderness area.
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- A view of the Mount of the Holy Cross, taken in July. From the verso, "Even in July, the snow blanketing Mount of the Holy Cross outlines the dramatic cross-like natural formation on the mountain's side."
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- The Mount of the Holy Cross, located in the Holy Cross Wilderness area of the White River National Forest. Snow covers the ground.
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- A stereoscopic view of the Mount of the Holy Cross. This view was part of Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views and was published in Colorado Springs.
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- The Mount of the Holy Cross, located in the Holy Cross Wilderness area of the White River National Forest.
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- Mount of the Holy Cross
- "#3744 Mount of the Holy Cross, elev. 13,996 ft. One of the world's most famous mountains in the wilderness area south of Red Cliff, Colorado."