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Olsen dwelling south of State Bridge built in 1909.
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Virgil Newquist and Herman Newquist (on right) standing in front of a Herman's jeep at the Watkins cabin, Brush Creek, 1979. Herman was Virgil's older brother.
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The Howard Van Horn house, log construction, in McCoy, Colorado. There is a rocking chair on the front porch, a screen door, and a second story entrance accessible by stairs. "Howard and Mattie Van Horn and daughters came from Edwards about 1917 looking for a location. They bought part of the former Groh ranch from Hollis Brooks. This property adjoined the old D.O. Bailey place on the south, about 30 acres were under cultivation under a ditch but...
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A family gathering at the J.W. Edwards' house, probably after Joe and Emma's wedding. Left to right: John K. and Ella Casteel Edwards, Granda (Mamie) Miller; skip 4 popel; Emma and Joe Edwards; Nick Edwards (Joe's brother); boy's sitting, Ellis and Karlton Miller.
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Bud Gates house on Derby Mesa Loop built in 1940; gabled dormer windows on second floor.
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The George Harris Ranch house in Yarmony Park in 1920. George married Julia Koski in 1915 and they filed on a 320 acre homestead in the southeast corner of Yarmony Park in 1916. "Julia's half brother and sisters, Frank, Sophia and Mary of Denver spent part of every year with them. Mary attended Yarmony School for several years in the early 1920's." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.290 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]...
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"An early day barn on the Wash Holland ranch at Wolcott, Colorado." -- McCoy Memoirs p.332 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Detail of the joinery, chinking and window/door frame construction in an abandoned cabin [negative found in envelope labeled "Pando."]. Woodwork around door and window frames is painted blue. [Film scanned to produce digital image January 2009]
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"A look at the McCoy Hotel from the west bank of Rock Creek in 1916. If the bridge was only able to talk, think of the many interesting stories it could tell about the many travelers that passed over it between Wolcott and Routt County. Flood waters took it out twice, in 1952 when the King Mountain Reservoir dam gave way and again when high water took it out in 1962. After that it was never replaced." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.95. [Title supplied from...
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Fred Dice holding milk bucket. Faye Dice has her right arm wrapped around her father's neck. Marie Deeble is standing to Fred's right. Dog in right foreground. Bunk house in background (Schlutter Place, Brush Creek).
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"This bunkhouse is all that remains of a good set of ranch buildings that were on the Dave Bailey place at the mouth of Yarmony Creek. The two story log house that Dave and his wife Molly lived in for over twenty years and Tony and Rebecca Johannbroer occupied for another twenty was destroyed by fire about 1937. -- McCoy Memoirs p.134 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Maybelle "Dickie" Yandell [Frankele] on left, standing next to Betty Ray. The girls are holding flowers together. The log building behind them has a sod roof. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Barbara Clark, Eagle County teacher, with Daisy, the horse, at the Bar-Gay Ranch near Edwards, Colorado (at the mouth of Squaw Creek). Ring, the dog (previously owned by Tom Pearch), is standing next to Mrs. Clark. The Bar-Gay Ranch was originally the Hawley place. Gaylord and Barbara Clark bought the house and outbuildings; the land was a school section which they leased for 99 years.
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[Information taken from "The Margaret A. Downing Branch of the Lauffer Family," prepared by Blanche Tracy Kyes in June 1989, and provided by John Flynn.] Ma: Margaret A. Lauffer, married on Sept. 20, 1872, to James Madison Downing in Guthrie County, Iowa. Pa: James "Jim" Madison Downing, born in Cedar County, Iowa, and died March 21, 1937, in Marble, Colorado. "Jim Downing, considered to be one of the 'most fearless' bear hunters in the Rockies."...
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The Ester Trudson cabin on the Sigler place, Volcano section of Conger Mesa. The photo was taken in 1973 by John Ambos. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Among the last to homestead on the Conger Mesa, Martin Schomers built the back part of this house in 1913, the same year that he and Pauline Johnson were married. They spent a part of their honeymoon here and during the ensuing years their three children were born. Others who lived here for short periods were Leonard and Maude Hudson and their two children; Helen and Darrell Ray; and Art and Helen Hudson and family. For many years, rats have been...

37. Cousins

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From left, Clark Gates, Bert Gates (seated) and cousin Walter Gates in the yard.
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Another building at 5444 Colorado River Road built in 1919.
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Bob Buerger's place built in 1949 on Sweetwater Road; remodeled in 1955 and 1968.
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Elizabeth and Annie (Mrs. James) Holden standing on the front port of their house in Avon. They are in the same pose as John and James Holden in a related photo [1986.001.151]. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]