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 River Canyon
- "On the western slope of the Rocky Mountains the Eagle River takes its rise, and gathering volume from hundreds of snow fed tributaries, rushes down to its junction with the Grand, pouring through the gorge known as Eagle River Cañon. One of the striking features of this cañon is in the fact that its walls are pierced near the summit with the shafts and tunnels of mines, and, looking up the rugged heights, one catches glim[p]ses of the shaft-houses and cabins of the miners, perched indeed like the nests of eagles, in the fastnesses of the cliffs, and adding a new significance to the name of Eagle River Cañon."
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- Eagle River Canyon
- A postcard of the Eagle River Canyon, published in 1906.
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- Eagle River Canyon
- "On the western slope of the Rocky Mountains the Eagle River takes its rise, and gathering volume from hundreds of snow fed tributaries, rushes down to its junction with the Grand, pouring through the gorge known as Eagle River Cañon. One of the striking features of this cañon is in the fact that its walls are pierced near the summit with the shafts and tunnels of mines, and, looking up the rugged heights, one catches glim[p]ses of the shaft-houses and cabins of the miners, perched indeed like the nests of eagles, in the fastnesses of the cliffs, and adding a new significance to the name of Eagle River Cañon."
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- Eagle River Canyon at Gilman
- Colortone postcard of the Eagle River Canyon and Gilman, sent to Pvt. Tom Fish, U.S. Army, from his mother. Caption: "2307--Eagle River Canon Empire Zinc Mine, and Gilman as seen from Battle Mountain Highway, Colorado." "C.T. Art-Colortone," Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo. The postcard is from the collection of William W. Burnett and was used as the cover photo for the 2005 printing of his book, "The Eagle on Battle Mountain at Gilman, Colorado and My Life As I Remember ."
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- Eagle River Canyon at Gilman
- Verso of the Colortone postcard of the Eagle River Canyon and Gilman, sent to Pvt. Tom Fish, U.S. Army, from his mother. Caption: "2307--Eagle River Canon Empire Zinc Mine, and Gilman as seen from Battle Mountain Highway, Colorado." "C.T. Art-Colortone," Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo. The postcard is from the collection of William W. Burnett and was used as the cover photo for the 2005 printing of his book, "The Eagle on Battle Mountain at Gilman, Colorado and My Life As I Remember ."
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- Eagle River Hotel
- The Eagle River Hotel in Minturn. Several unidentified individuals are standing in front of the hotel. Once located in Minturn, the Eagle River Hotel was operated at different times by Mrs. J.A. McRitchie and B.D. Price, among others. The hotel is now the Eagle River Inn.
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- Eagle River Hotel
- Another view of the Eagle River Hotel undergoing either a construction or renovation project. Scaffolding surrounds the building. Men can be seen standing on the adjacent building's roof and on the scaffolding.
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- Eagle River Hotel
- The Eagle River Hotel undergoing either a construction or renovation project. Scaffolding surrounds the building. A small sign in front of the hotel reads, "Minturn ELV. 7825." Once located in Minturn, the Eagle River Hotel was operated at different times by Mrs. J.A. McRitchie and B.D. Price, among others.
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- Eagle River Hotel, 1928
- The Eagle River Hotel in 1928. Once located in Minturn, the Eagle River Hotel was operated at different times by Mrs. J.A. McRitchie and B.D. Price, among others. Price was the proprietor of the hotel at the time this picture was taken. A sign for Rocky Mountain Motorists, Inc., once associated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) can be seen near the telephone pole.