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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- Birdseye view of Eagle, Colo.
- "It is located on D. & R. G. W. R. R., at an altitude of 6,598 feet, and is county seat of Eagle County. Has population of over 400 and is noted for agriculture, stock-raising and mining. It has good schools and churches."
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- Birth place of Eulene Kilgore
- The birth place of Eulene Kilgore on Brush Creek, 1914. Log cabin structure with 3 doors and a window visible. Ladder propped against building giving access to a log roof covered with sod.
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- Birthday cake for FDR
- Fruit cake made by Ruth Jackson, Minturn, for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 56th birthday, January 30, 1938. From the Eagle Valley Enterprise, Jan. 28, 1938: Huge Birthday Cake Sent Prest. Roosevelt: Mrs. Ruth Jackson makes a beautiful greeting for president--nearly one month in constructing a wonderful piece of the culinary art for the occasion "A beautiful token of the regard in which Eagle county people hold their president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, left Minturn Monday evening for Washington, D.C., to be presented to the President on his 56th birthday, January 30. It was in the form of a huge birthday cake made by Mrs. Ruth Jackson. The cake was a wonderful piece of art in addition to being a culinary masterpiece. Mrs. Jackson started at Christmas time to build up this cake. It was in pyramid form, just five feet high and crated for shipment weighed 70-odd pounds. The cake is a white fruit cake, containing fifteen pounds of fruit and nuts and ten dozen eggs were used in it. The cake itself weighed over forty pounds. At the top of the pyramid was a perfect replica of the federal capitol building, with surrounding lawns. On one side was an inscription in gold, a greeting from the people of the United States, supported on either side by a figure of Uncle Sam. On the sides of the cake were inscribed the flowers of each of the forty-eight states in the union...." EVE Feb. 18, 1938 "Ruth Jackson received a letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, thanking her for the birthday cake she sent. 'Thank you very much indeed for that especially fine birthday cake. I more than appreciate your friendly thoughts in presenting it to me.' " All Eagle Valley Enterprise newspapers 1901-1964 can be viewed anytime, anywhere by visiting www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
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- Birthday party, Lewis' home
- A birthday party at the Lewis' home in Eagle (early 1940s). Teresa Lewis is standing in back at far right. The children are playing Bingo in the living room. Group at far left, from left: Donald Figgins, Diane Lewis (Martin), Suzann Lewis (Ross) Mary Ann Smith (Wilson), Roxy Randall (White) In front: Doug Lewis Around coffee table, from left: Mary Pender, Jere McCain (Covalt), LaDonna Fair, Sally Nelson (on couch), ?, Beverly Byer, Dick Allen, ? Seated at far right on chair: Terryann Lewis (Harrison)
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- Birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah, 1914
- A birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah from Jennie Kilgore. The postmark is dated December 2, 1914, from Gypsum. Alda was staying in Salt Lake City, Utah at the time with some relatives.
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- Birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah, 1914
- A birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah from Hilda Lundgren. The postmark is dated December 2, 1914, from Gypsum. Alda was staying in Salt Lake City, Utah at the time with some relatives.
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- Birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah, 1914
- A birthday postcard sent to Alda Borah from Minnie Lundgren. The postmark is dated December 2, 1914, from Gypsum. Alda was staying in Salt Lake City, Utah at the time with some relatives.