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1. Eagle

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Photo of Eagle, Colorado, taken from Eby Creek. The Eagle River is in the foreground, Hwy 6 is at midground. The main street at the middle of the photo is Broadway. The picture was printed on Aug. 21, 1941 at Ping's Station.
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom. At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Avon Amusement Center on left side of Hwy 6. Building was destroyed in c1948 when Hwy 6 was widened. Avon General Store on right (view is looking south to Beaver Creek) Store destroyed c1980. Photo is taken just south of the old Avon bridge in about the same location as photo 1986.001.161. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A view of the east side of the Ping residence (the former Nogal hotel) in Eagle on the corner of Capitol St. and Hwy 6. There is an automobile parked behind the building and lots of snow on the ground.