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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- Gray wolf caught by Jake Borah and Frank Doll
- The carcass of a gray wolf is displayed at either Jake Borah's ranch or the Doll Brothers' Ranch. Jake Borah and Frank Doll caught this wolf. It was the last gray wolf they caught.
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- Greetings from Camp Hale postcard
- A greeting postcard from Camp Hale. Identifiable landmarks visible in the letters include Mount of the Holy Cross in the "A" in Camp, and the Eagle Mine and Eagle River Canyon below Gilman in the "H" in Hale.
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- Greetings from Edwards, Colorado
- A postcard greeting from Edwards. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Faye B. Burnison. The postmark is dated August 18, 1910, from Edwards.
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- Greetings from Gypsum, Colorado
- A greeting postcard from Gypsum. It is unknown if the road is located near Gypsum.
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- Greetings from the Rockies
- A small greeting postcard sent to Mary (Grant) Borah, Alda (Borah) Perkins, and Franklin Perkins from Marvin and Eva Borah. A small poem in the greeting card reads, "From the Mountains comes this Greeting / Ringing like the Echoes true / That your Christmas may be merry / And the New Year happy too."
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- Greiner/Elliott cabin
- "The first cabin built in Red Cliff by Wm. Greiner and G. J. DaLee in 1879. This cabin is still standing and occupied by Jack Elliott." -- History of Eagle County, 1940, p.12 When compared to 2009.005.001, this does appear to be the Greiner/Elliott cabin.
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- Grizzly Creek
- Grizzly Creek begins high in the Flat Tops Wilderness and flows down the wall of Glenwood Canyon to meet the Colorado River. A man stands at center leaning over the water, almost camouflaged in the tone of the photograph.