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Pete and Ruby DeGraw's house in Eagle Colorado, taken sometime in the 1940s. Pete (Correl James) DeGraw was a brand inspector in Eagle County for 40 years. He was also a rural mail carrier for 18 years, delivering mail from Eagle to Woods Lake in summer months and between Eagle and Sylvan Lake in the winter season. He also rode in the Salt Creek Cattle Pool for several years. Ruby Elizabeth Ping DeGraw was the daughter of Otis and Minnie Ping....
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Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets. It was the town's first permanent hotel, boasting 13 rooms (8 bedrooms). The fellow sitting in the upstairs window, right side, is C.F. (Charley) Nogal. The woman on the porch below in the black dress, holding the baby, is Charley's wife, Rosetta. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
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1923: Eagle High School class of 1923 arranged in tiers in front of the school (thirty students, one teacher). Sign on building wall (left in the photo): "State of Colorado standard school approved class." At top: Mr. Jerrell Students (all left to right) Top row: Lewis Cowden, Chas. Byers, Rolland Randall. 2d row: Ruby Ping, Vinta Byers, Marjorie Jerrell. ________, Alice Hart, Mary Baker, Florence Alvord, Imogene Lewis, Barcus Butler. 3rd...
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The Nogal-Ping Hotel as it appeared in 1997. Formerly located at 104 Capitol Street in Eagle, the Nogal-Ping Hotel was owned by Otis and Minnien Ping. "Otis and Minnie Ping bought the Nogal Hotel in 1923. The Pings expanded the commercial operation by adding two wings out back and several detached motel units. Minnie Ping was an ambitious businesswoman, and Otis was the handyman who did the work. The Pings eventually installed a gas station, featuring...
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The Nogal-Ping Hotel at the corner of Capitol Street and Highway 6. A sign for a Conoco gas station is visible to the left of the hotel. "Otis and Minnie Ping bought the Nogal Hotel in 1923. The Pings expanded the commercial operation by adding two wings out back and several detached motel units. Minnie Ping was an ambitious businesswoman, and Otis was the handyman who did the work. The Pings eventually installed a gas station, featuring a glass-bubble...