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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- Store & Hotel in Fulford
- The old hotel and store in Fulford, Colorado. At its peak, Fulford once supported its own newspaper, post office, and school. The mines never did produce as expected and the town soon dwindled as its residents moved down the mountain.
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- Store fronts in Snow
- Six men standing on the boardwalk in front of a store front in Red Cliff. Snow in the street is packed down and approximately 2.5 ft. higher than the boardwalk. A sled pulled by a horse team is standing on the street in front of the men. The Hall-Roberts Dry Goods store is at the left.
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- Story time with Joe Dice sign
- A sign promoting "Story time with Joe Dice at the Eagle Library." Dice read several chapters from his mother, Helen Dice's book, "A Cup of Clear Cool Water: Life on Brush Creek," in commemoration of its second publishing in 1999. The event was part of the Eagle Flight Days.
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- Straddling Red Point
- A view of Red Point from the bottom with Leonard Horn at the top. Horn was a known horseman and would jump his horse between cliffs.
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- Strawberry Day postcard, 1912
- A postcard advertising Strawberry Day in Glenwood Springs, taking place June 21-22, 1912. An annual event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It began in 1898, and is ongoing. According to the Glenwood Springs Visitor’s Center, it is the longest continually held civic celebration west of the Mississippi River. It began as an agricultural festival. At one time, a bicycle race between Grand Junction and Glenwood was held as part of the festival.