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Riders gathering at Tigiwon on their way to Notch Mountain. Dr. O. W. Randall is at center, looking left and wearing glasses. Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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July 1957: Clarence Dubach riding out to cut timber. His horse, the aptly named "Red", is pulling him on a skid that will also carry back his load.
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Photo labeled 283450; verso stamp 4400 Fir bough shelters with tethering facilities for horses. Possibly used by road building crew or Mount of the Holy Cross pilgrims. In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument. "All these pilgrimages...
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At the Tigiwon camp, men cooking and gathering wood. Caption by O. W. Randall: "We had a trout dinner all ready for them when they got to Tigiwon. It was a perfect day and they sure enjoyed the trip." Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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Marker for: "Charlie Forster, Sept. 29, 1910--Oct. 27, 1976," in the McCoy Cemetery. A meadow scene with horse and rider, steer, river, trees and mountain is engraved on the marker.
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Riders gathering at Tigiwon on their way to Notch Mountain. "Tigiwan Path" at top of photo. Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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Campfires, tents, campers and horses at Tigiwon. [The number 25 is written on the upper left margin of the photo.]
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Moving pigs on the ranch. The photo may have been taken on the Gerard ranch in Eagle, Colorado.
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Melissa Larsen riding Daisy the Horse. Daisy has a tell-tale white spot on her forehead and they appear to be in a field with trees in the background.
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"Alma Kemp Gray & Husband" (caption from photo) Alma & her husband ride in a carriage on a dirt road along a field.
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Duane and Baby Bobby Trezise on a horse. There is farm equipment in the foreground and background; a large woodpile is also in the background.
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Two young calves stand with a horse in a muddy pasture. There is a shed to the right in the background, along with fences, trees, and a mountain backdrop.
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Mary & Alma Kemp riding horses.
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Moving pigs on the ranch. The photo may have been taken on the Gerard ranch in Eagle, Colorado.
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Dick & Queen, the Larsen horses, ready to pull a wagon. There are trees in the background and objects in the wagon.
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Duane Larsen stands with Topsy the horse in a field.
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Teddy Boy the foal. There is a hay derrick in the background.
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Teddy Boy the foal has a bright white spot on his forehead. There is a fenceline and telephone line in the background.
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"Dick" the horse runs through a grassy field with trees and a fenceline in the background.
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Duane and Melissa Larsen stand alongside a horse with Bob Larsen sitting on top.