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Legal Description: Block 04 Lots 13-14; Property Code 24; Original observation date 06-Oct-05. Use History 1926: The "Record of Tax Sales" ledger (page 101) lists the owner of record on December 4, 1926 as H. P. Oleson. The sale was to be for property at Block 4, lots - all. Use History from 2005 to 2005: Residence.
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Beginning of the deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets and was the town's first permanent hotel, boasting 13 rooms...
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Front view of the Methodist Church and parsonage, Eagle, Colorado. The Church was organized under the name of Christ Methodist Church. W. W. Winne, who preached (1899-1900) but was not an ordained minister, arranged for a five hundred dollar loan from the Denver Missionary Society. With this money and donated labor, the one-room church was completed in July 1900; the parsonage was built in 1902. The church's address is 138 Howard St., Eagle, Colorado. [Title...
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Legal Description: Block 07 Lots 14-16; Property Code 34; Original observation date 12-Aug-05. Use History 1912: House build in 1912. 1940 to 1950: Dubach residence (?). The Dubachs once operated a dairy near Fulford in the Triangle Park area. 2005-2007: Currently owned by Bryan and Anneliese Rooney.
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The foundation for the Information Center at Chambers Park about ready for the restored farm house.
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Members of the Eagle High School class of 1925 gather for a photograph at their 25th class reunion, August 1950, in front of the Koonce Chevrolet dealership. Eldon Wilson is 3rd from the left. Ruby Ping is 4th from the left. Charlie Thomas is at far right. The other members of the class of 1925 were Myron McGinley, Marjorie Jerrell, Dorothy Quick, Frank Gleason, Vinta Byers, Morton White and Loyal Carlson.
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The U.S. Post Office in Eagle Colorado, barbershop and drug store. They are located in the Dice Building, built in 1904, on the west side of Broadway. There is an automobile parked on the street and some men are sitting on the stairs at the far left. From the collection of Robert Thomas DeFoor who coached the Gypsum High School football team in the 1920s. He was a school teacher and pharmacist. He married Lydia Gretchen Doll, who died in Denver...
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A group of young people in front of the Eagle Valley Feed Mill in Eagle. The Eagle train station is visible in the background. E. A. (Edward) Michael opened the business in 1912. In 1917, he bought some ranch holdings for $6,500, adding to his residence, feed mill and warehouse properties in Eagle. Due to his wife’s health [Edna Dewey Michael], Michael was forced to sell the ranch to Andrew Christensen for $13,000 in 1920. "The ranch consists...
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[5,000th image added to the collection] A view of Broadway St. in Eagle, taken at the intersection with 3rd St., looking north. There is a streetlight post in the middle of the intersection with "Keep Right" written at the base. Castle Peak is on the horizon. A directional sign to U.S. Highway 24 is at the right at midground On the left, the Dice building [2 story brick] is the closest building on 2d St. At the northern end, the Koonce Chevrolet...
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Jean and Alvin Kilgore's property on Brush Creek. Supplies ready to build a house are stacked in the center of the photo. Fence and gate entrance already constructed.
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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground. Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Taken April 7, 2011, showing an interior wall of the hotel with painted wainscoting and window detail. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at...
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Two girls and a man on a wagon drawn by a 2-horse team. Dog in foreground. Ping's place in background. "McCollum" written on back of photo. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Andrew Christensen's house in west Eagle. Today located across Highway 6 off Brooks Lane near the Fishing for Fun Bridge in West Eagle. Christensen was a major cattle producer in the area.
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Howard McCain and his 1923 Chevy (license plate 1929), taken at Eagle High School on Broadway in Eagle.
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The 1940 Eagle High School 6-man football team scrimmaging at "Eagle Ball Park" [verso of photo]. No. 9 is Alan "Dutch" Stein; No. 5 is Arves Coffee [spelling checked in Lux Aquilae 1940]. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking northwest from a Bellyache viewpoint towards Eby Creek, the Eagle River is running through midfield. The road bridge is at center with the railroad bridge north of it. The railroad water tank is visible at the left. The Nogal-Ping hotel is on the corner of Capitol Streeth, the first lefthand turn up the hill. This is before Hwy 6 & 24 was built. In order to get to Wolcott further east, one had to cross the Eagle River here.
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Roy McDougall in an automobile in Eagle [possibly Capitol Street].
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West side of Broadway in Eagle. The Dice Building is at the far left. Sam Lemon is standing at right. Inscription says "Len on horse."
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...