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21. Highway bridge
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Highway bridge east of Eagle, Colorado, crossing the Eagle River.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The bridge over the Eagle River leading from the road to the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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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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Louis Nesthouse and Imogene "Igee" Lewis (Dice) standing by the creek.
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The approach to the bridge over the Eagle River at the Sherman Brothers Ranch. Lumber is stacked at the right and support wires are running to anchors in the foreground.
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1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado).
"The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
27. Town of Eagle
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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...
28. Bridge at Eagle
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The bridge over the Eagle River at Eagle Colorado.
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Photo looking north on H. K. Brooks' Bar X Ranch, Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle River is at the bottom of the photo; Castle Peak is at the midpoint along the skyline.
Hollis "Holly" Kelloway Brooks came to Eagle County from Minnesota, settling first in McCoy and then operating a general store in Edwards. From 1926 to 1929, he was the County treasurer. In 1931 and through the 1940s, he owned and operated the Castle Peak ranch (Bar X) in Eagle.
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Moving sheared sheep east through Eagle down the hill by Ping's Conoco Station, following the Eagle River on the right.
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Looking east down the Eagle River toward the Eagle bridge and the Nogal house. The photo was printed on march 1, 1940.
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The completed bridge over the Eagle River at the Sherman Ranch. Four unidentified men are standing on the bridge steps.
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A closer look at the barn at H. K. Brooks' Castle Peak Ranch. The cattle are eating at feeders at mid-field.
Hollis "Holly" Kelloway Brooks came to Eagle County from Minnesota, settling first in McCoy and then operating a general store in Edwards. From 1926 to 1929, he was the County treasurer. In 1931 and through the 1940s, he owned and operated the Castle Peak ranch (Bar X) in Eagle.
Before Brooks, the ranch was sold by John Carey in September...
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Construction of the Eagle Bridge over the Eagle River on Highway 6. The bridge was replaced in 2011.
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Photo postcard of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch. The Eagle River is at midfield, in front of the ranch buildings. C. F. Lloyd is written on the barn roof.
”Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation ’Red Mountain Ranch’ and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde’s brother and sister-in-law, Carl and...
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Isabel and Louis Nesthouse standing at Brush Creek. [Taken during same outing as 2012.005.033.] Isabel was born in Red Cliff in 1907 and graduated from Eagle High School. She graduated from Greeley Teachers' College and taught school in Aspen and Eagle. She married Louis Nesthouse of Gilman in 1936.
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John and Harry Lewis fishing, circa 1924.
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1934: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place. Men at either end of the span are waiting to assist the crane.. Eagle River visible in foreground (Eagle, Colorado).
39. Nogal House
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Charley Nogal house at far right; bridge to Wolcott and the upper valley before I-70 and Highway 6.
"Charley Nogal and his wife, Rosetta, arrived in 1885, claiming a homestead on what is now the Eagle River Villas housing complex, north of the Eagle River. Like most homesteaders, their first home was a modest cabin, reportedly built with logs taken from the remains of the first bridge over the river. They constructed their second home (pictured above)...
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Cowboys driving a herd of cattle over the Eagle River bridge at Eagle.