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Wedding photo of Ralph and Stella Allaria Marfitano, May 24, 1919, in Ouray, Colorado. "...they had four children, Joy, Roy , and lost the other two. Son, Louie, died as an infant (buried at Ouray) and daughter, Esther died at birth (buried at Red Cliff). Ralph started working for the D&RG Railroad in 1919 on the section gang in Ouray/Ridgeway (7 years) before relocatiing to be the section foreman in Red Cliff from 1926 until 1944 when he was transferred...
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Brothers-in-law, Frank Kolenc (stooping at top of group) and Joe Fear (married to Johanna Kolenc Fear) with cousins. From left, Joe is holding Patricia Kolenc and Angela Fear (Beck) is holding Mary Margaret Kolenc. They are in a front yard in front of a car parked on the street.
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c.1880: Wm. McMillen standing behind his daughers. On the left is Elizabeth "Monie" [pron. like Ronnie] McMillen DaLee; on the right is Dorothea "Dora" McMillen Greiner. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A young woman sitting on the arm of a chair next to Mrs. I. J. Hall Creighton. Mrs. Creighton and the young woman are holding a book together. Lace curtains are hanging behind them; wallpaper pattern and family photographs are visible in the background. Inscription on back: "To Mrs. Hall Aug. 1902." In lower right corner is written: Ida Morris, Hays, Kansas. In upper left corner is written: "Pricilla Hall Faast."
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Studio portrait of Sarah Jane Arthur Ellis, Mrs. Charles Ellis, who died on Dec. 28, 1920. She was grandmother to Earl Beck.
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Dessie Beck, in suit, gloves and hat, standing in a yard.
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Mary Frances "Fannie" Evans Collins holding grandson, Ralph Bayer. Fannie Evans was three years old when she spent several days in Ft. Arnett. Red Cliff's response to the Meeker Massacre was to gather citizens in the fort, anticipating a local threat, which never materialized.
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Studio wedding photo of Ivan Lon "Ike" Dump and Joy Marfitano Dump. They were married on July 20, 1941, but, due to circumstances were unable to have their wedding picture taken until December 7, 1941, in Leadville. "While having their picture taken, they listened to breaking news about Pearl Harbor on the radio." -- courtesy of Len Dumph
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Dessie Beck and dog standing in the yard, probably in Salida.
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Elaudia and Procopio Velasquez at a funeral in Leadville.. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Elaudia and her brother, Arturo Romero, after Elaudia's wedding. They are standing in front of Elaudia's father's house. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Studio portrait of Jim and Melior Vigil taken during the Christmas season in 1979. They were still living in Red Cliff and the photo was taken in Grand Junction during a visit with their daughter, Eleanor. "Their home was adjacent to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, a location that lent itself nicely for maintaining an 'open door' policy for the various priests that served the Red Cliff community. Their faith-life was precious to them as...
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Twenty-fifth anniversary photo of Ethel Boies and Howard G. Bayer. They were married June 20, 1918, settling in Minturn, Colorado. Howard was an engineer and carpenter; Ethel taught at Minturn High School.
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Sisters and husbands, from left: Martha Tarufelli, Geno Tarufelli, S. L. "Jim" Vigil, and Melior Vigil, posing for a celebratory photograph.
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Studio photograph of Brother and sister, Roy and Joy Marfitano, taken in the 1920s. Joy is seated while Roy is standing to her right, holding her hand.
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Elaudia and Procopio Velasquez at their wedding, standing in front of Elaudia's father's house. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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Earl Beck married Dessie M. Tomlin in 1918. They moved to Red Cliff in 1921 and had six boys. Earl died in 1939 of a ruptured appendix and Dessie died in 1947.
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Easter Day, 1949, on Eagle Street, Red Cliff. The Ivan Dump children are in their front yard with Easter baskets lined up on the boardwalk. From left to right, Betty Mae Dump Elsberry, Ed Dump Dumph, and Ernie Dump Dumph. Len Dump Dumph is perched on the fence post. Mine tailings are visible on East hill side of Eagle Street.
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Anthony Beck, two months old, tucked into a Dupont dynamite box on the porch of the Beck home in Red Cliff, February 1957.
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Ralph Marfitano sitting on the running board of his convertible. Roy Marfitano and Joy Marfitano (Dump Boltjes) are next to him.