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"Joe Edwards (J.W.) and Emma Newby Edwards, possibly following their wedding." They were married in Glenwood Springs on February 2, 1924.
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"Bertha and Carl Baker, ten years after moving from McCoy to Meeker." -- McCoy Memoirs p.179 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mary Ann and Joe Carter in the drive in front of the original warming house at the Whittaker Ski tow. They made the house their summer home for three years before the sale of the ranch. Cars, campers, and playground equipment in the background.
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Alec/Ackie and Sadie Macdonell formall attired standing at the north side of their ranch house on Brush Creek.
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Louis and Edith Fenno standing next to their home at Squaw Creek. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Addison L. and Bird Crawford Hockett, early pioneers of Eagle County. He married Birdie Crawford on November 22, 1898. They lived in Gypsum and had six children. Addison's father, Barclay Hockett, first settled on the mouth of Brush Creek in 1882, in an area now known as Hockett Gulch. Barclay Hockett was Eagle's first postmaster. [Thanks to Bill Stephens, Sr., for this information.] [Title supplied from catalog prepared by...
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"Carl and Josie Ruehle of Casper, Wyoming, pay a brief visit to the Conger Mesa. They operated and lived on the Kayser place from time to time before 1920. Mrs. Ruehle was formerly Josephine Kayser." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.230 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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Studio portrait of Edith and Louis A. Fenno, most likely a wedding portrait. Edith Nilson and Louis Alton Fenno were raised and married in Leadville, Colorado. In 1910, they moved to Squaw Creek and in 1912, Fenno filed on a homestead there. They had three children: Mary, Ida and Louis C. Fenno. Louis died on Feb. 17, 1961; Edith died on Mar. 6, 1973. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Jesse Sherman and Gertrude Miller Sherman. They were married in Leadville in 1897. Gertrude Sherman was Jim Nimon's aunt. "Mr. Sherman and his younger brother, George, owned and operated the Sherman Brothers Dairy and Feed Store in Leadville from 1890 to 1900. In 1901 they purchased the cattle ranch on the Eagle River four miles above Eagle, which was known for many years as the Sherman Brothers Ranch. They were outstanding pioneers...
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Elizabeth and Mathew Moore standing in their yard at Wolcott. "Elizabeth Ann Brock was born of Martha and George Brock at Macon City, Mo., Aug. 24, 1854....She was united in marriage to Mathew Moore Dec. 24, 1875. Mr. Moore preceded her in death in 1920. In 1889, with her family, Mrs. Moore moved to Wolcott, Colo., where the family was raised....During her active years, Mrs. Moore was one of the women who took an active part in all of the affairs...
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Chet and Ruth Mayer on their 55th wedding anniversary, May 22, 1984. "Chet was one of the first members of the Eagle County Historical Society and a member of the local Cattlemen's Association." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise March 26, 1992 William and Cora Mayer, Chet's parents, ran the Mayer Ranch before Chet inherited it. That area is now the Eagle Ranch subdivision of Eagle, Colorado. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
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"Burns, Colo. 1945. Ted Harris, Calvin and Calla James and Nina Harris." -- McCoy Memoirs p.174 "After Mr. and Mrs. James had sold their homestead they moved to Burns where Calvin worked in the timber and also for a short time on the railroad. The couple retired in 1942 and build a home in Eagle. Calvin died there but his wife, Calla still resides in their home." -- McCoy Memoirs p.175 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical...
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LaVeta and Gordon Whittaker at their ranch on Bruce Creek. The old ski tow location is behind them, along with cattle.
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The original warming cabin across from the Whittaker Ranch ski tow. Mary Ann and Joe Carter used it as a summer home for three years before the ranch sold. They are sitting on the porch of the cabin in this photo.
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Lucy and Frank Doll Standing in front of the ranch house on the west side of Valley Road. The house was finished in 1912.
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John Walker and Allie Bailey standing outside in their yard at the Bailey Ranch.
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John Walker Bailey and wife, Allie (Alemeda Suell or Seuell), in front of the haystacker on the Bailey Ranch, Burns, Colorado. A second man is standing next to the hay stack in the background.
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John F. and Eleanor Hudson, posed next to an animal hide hoisted in front of their home at Trail Creek. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Sadie Figgins Macdonell behind Alex Macdonell on a ladder. Possibly a wedding day photograph.