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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- Virginia Seaman
- An image of Virginia Seaman taken for McCoy High School yearbook. Seman attended McCoy High School and is believed to have graduated in 1958.
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- Visiting Huldah Hadley
- "From left, Minnie Ambos, Mae Grimes and school teacher Kate Pound about to leave the Ambos Ranch and pay a visit to Huldah Hadley, who lived on the west side of Rock Creek Canyon [Volcano]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 243 The photo is dated Dec. 29, 1912. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Vivian & Alda
- Vivian Hodges and Alda Borah in Eagle, Colorado.Stairs to a porch are visible in the left background.
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- Vivian & Billie
- A postcard to Miss Alda Borah, postmarked December 3, 1914 from Vivian Maudie Hodges: "Hello Alda: How is this. I think its dandy of Billie but I look frightful. With love, Vivian Maudie Hodges".
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- Vivian Hodges
- A portrait photograph of Vivian Hodges. A name card is included with the photograph. It reads, "Wishing all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, Vivian."
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- Vivian Hodges with Billy the horse
- Vivian Hodges sits atop Billy/Billie, the Borah family horse. Taken in 1914 at the Borah ranch.
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- W. H. Wellington
- "The old mail carrier at Edwards, W. H. Wellington." -- Esther Klatt "Dad" Wellington began carrying the mail between the post office in Edwards, Colorado, and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Edwards on May 13, 1895. He was scheduled for 14 trips per week at a distance of 2,264 feet per trip, using his buckboard pulled by "Faithful Jack." Wellington claimed it was the only mule mail route in the United States."
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- W. J. Riley Mercantile
- The front of the W. J. Riley Co., General Merchandise. There are eight men standing on the boardwalk in front of the building. The man on the far right is holding a pitchfork.