Local History Photo Archive

: Bachelors' quarters; An unidentified man standing at the back door of the bachelors' quarters in Gilman. Behind him [follow the arrow] is the Gilman Hospital. Both Alan Knight and Patricia Knight Hoffman were born in that hospital. Front: "Hospital where Trish and Alan were born, Gilman looking north" Verso: "Back door of bachelor house in Gilman"

: Backyard of house on Broadway Street; Bill Johnson, Davie Davis, and Steve Johnson play in a sandbox behind the Johnson home on Broadway Street in Eagle. Taken on October 10, 1949.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; A group of Army Reserve officers stand at the unfinished end of the Bailey Bridge. Two men can be seen at the other side, standing on the supported part to be connected. The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar, Eagle County commissioners at the time, were part of the project. Claude would retire from the Army Reserve. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; Men stand near the newly constructed Bailey Bridge while a few others attach a sign reading, "This bridge built courtesy of the 4th Engineer Battalion Fort Carson Colorado". The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek. Locals Dan Koprinikar (in cowboy hat facing camera) and Claude Gerard (far left) were part of the project and are pictured here.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; An unidentified man in dirty coveralls walks toward the photographer at the construction site of the new Bailey Bridge in Avon, Colorado. A large army vehicle is behind him as well as an Army Reserve Officer.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; Men stand on the newly constructed Bailey Bridge in Avon, Colorado. Eagle County Commissioners Dan Koprinikar and Claude Gerard are pictured at front, Dan in a cowboy hat facing Claude. Claude would retire from the United States Army Reserve. The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; Men attach a sign to the newly constructed Bailey Bridge reading, "This bridge built courtesy of the 4th Engineer Battalion Fort Carson Colorado". The Bailey Bridge was bridge in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek. Koprinikar is pictured at left in a cowboy hat; Gerard has his back to the photographer with a coat on, facing Koprinikar.

: Bailey Bridge Construction; Dan Koprinikar stands with his arms crossed at the completion of the Bailey Bridge in the mid-late 1960s. A man behind him is attaching a sign that reads "This bridge built courtesy of 4th Engineer Battalion Fort Carson Colorado". Koprinikar was an Eagle County Commissioner at the time, as well as Claude Gerard, pictured far left. The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek.

: Bailey Homestead; Sod-roofed log cabin, in the yard at the "Baily Place," currently (1986) owned by Ben Wurtsmith. John Bailey homesteaded this area of Burns, Colorado, in the 1890's. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]

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