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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- On the porch
- Harold Goddard, Marion Fox (both holding hats in their laps), and Jack Flynn sit on the front porch. Jack appears to have a newspaper on his lap. There is a large window behind them. A sign to the far left can be read vaguely. Dated 1915/1916 in Gypsum, Colorado.
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- On the way to Castle Peak
- "On our way to Castle Rock [Peak], Colorado 1918" - caption from Alda Borah
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- One-room school house
- One-room school house in the early 1900's, Eagle County...possibly the Gilman School.
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- Opening day, sage chicken season
- Hunters on the opening day of sage chicken [sage grouse] season (August 1, 1926) at the salt grounds on Muddy Creek near Piney Divide. Ade (Adrian) Reynolds, Jr., is wearing glasses. Included in the others are Ardus Mosher, Billy Gould and Charles Hemberger. They are posed with their catch in front of automobiles.
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- Opening of Buford Pass
- The opening of Buford Pass has many cars lined up for the drive. "Buford Pass" is now known Buford-New Castle Road, traveling 44 miles and connecting Buford (22 miles east of Meeker) to New Castle, Colorado through the Flat Tops Wilderness. It is seasonally open to cars. Other roads and trails intersect at various points.