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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- Town of Eagle
- A view of Eagle from the south. The Chambers Barn, now the Eagle County Historical Society Museum, can be seen in midground at the left. Bridge over Eagle River in midground, near top of photograph. Houses, sheds, and barns line the street. This photograph would have been almost exactly where the current Interstate 70 interchange is located today.
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- Town of Eagle
- A view of Eagle, Colorado looking north; the river is at the bottom with the train tracks at midground. The Eagle Valley Feed Mill, operated by Edward A. (E.A.) Michael, is the bright building facing the camera at midground, right. Above the train car sitting on the left, there is a dark building that reads "The Montgomery", or the Hotel Montgomery called the "Up to Date Hotel" of Eagle at the time; behind that is a large building with "Clothing, Hats, and Shoes" printed on the front as well as the name "Howe's".
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- Town of Eagle, Colorado
- View of the town of Eagle, looking south from Eby Creek. Highway 24 and the rail line visible. Brush Creek area visible in background. Written caption on photo: "Wilson '39." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Town of Fulford
- A view up-valley of Fulford, Colorado looking east to the Hotel and the store. (Note that this photograph is reversed.) Fulford, Colorado sits approximately 18 miles southeast of Eagle and was once the site of an early 20th century mining boom. The town once supported a post office, school, its own newspaper, and a community of ranchers and miners. This photograph was captured by John Gabelman, who completed a geology project of the Fulford Mining District in the 1940's.