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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Eagle Panorama (right side)
The right half of a panoramic view of Eagle (3 dates listed: 1908, 1920, 1930). Eagle River in foreground; train tracks and depot in midground. Brush Creek in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
Eagle Ranch
John Ewing and Chester Mayer once ranched what is now known as the Eagle Ranch subdivision. This photograph, taken in 1937, is an aerial view of the same area donated by the Kite family, family friends of the Mayers., Donated by Vincent Kite (Chester Mayer's mother, Cora, was his grandmother's sister.)
Eagle River
A view of the Eagle River near Eagle, Colorado.
Eagle River
A view of the Eagle River and Interstate-70 taken from the top of Bellyache Mountain.
Eagle River
A view of the Eagle River near Eagle, Colorado.
Eagle River Canon
A postcard of the Eagle River Canon below Gilman and Iron Mask Mine. A steam locomotive can be seen in the bottom left corner. Buildings from Gilman are visible at the top of the postcard.
Eagle River Canon below Gilman, Looking Up, ca. 1885
This photograph of the Eagle River Canon was taken around 1885 by Alexander Martin. At the center-bottom of the image, you can see the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. In the cliffs above, you can see various structures and buildings that are no doubt related to mining activities in the area.

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