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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- Alexander Macdonell and sisters
- Alexander Macdonell in a studio photograph taken with two of his sisters in Scotland. Alex (called Ack or Ackie by his family), was born November 16, 1882, in Beauly, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States and was employed on the Frank Doll ranch in the Gypsum valley. He then leased land on the Geo. Wilkinson ranch on Brush Creek. He served with the U.S. Army 6th Cavalry in World War I. He returned to Eagle after the war and married Miss Sadie Figgins on October 6, 1922. The following spring, they bought land from Charles Mayer, establishing their own ranch on Brush Creek. Alex was prominent in stockmen's circles and in the Eagle community. He was a staunch supporter of St. Mary's Catholic Church, serving as Deacon.
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- Alfred Borah
- Alfred Borah drives a team of horses through some deep snow on Brush Creek. The two horses are Leta and Dock, and were owned by Alfred Borah
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- Alfred Borah
- Alfred Borah, father of Alda Borah, sits with a rifle on his lap at the entrance to a tent. A bucket is at his feet and he's wearing a wide-brim hat. Caption on verso says this photo is at a "campsite in the mountains of Colorado".
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- Alfred Borah
- A portrait photograph of Alfred Borah. Taken between the 1890 and 1905. This image was used in the biographical dictionary, "Progressive Men of Western Colorado," originally published by A. W. Bowen & Co. in 1905.
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- Alfred Borah's sister-in-law and cousins
- From left to right: James Alfred Borah, Annie May (Stewart) Borah (back), Mary Rio Borah, Ida Lorene Borah, Sarah A. (Borah) Borah. Taken in 1922. A dog is standing next to Mary Rio. Sarah A. (Borah) Borah was Alfred Borah's sister-in-law and first cousin. James Alfred was his nephew who was named after Alfred. Annie May (Stewart) Borah was James Alfred Borah's wife. Mary and Ida were his grandnieces through James Alfred and Annie May Borah.