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21. Lloyd Ranch
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"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 Ella, were the caretakers for the ranch. Located about 4 miles east of Eagle, the property featured a magnificent ranch house (which burned to the ground...
22. Men in hay field
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"Ranchers look over the first cutting of hay on July 24, 1914, at the Sherman ranch east of Eagle. Alfalfa and Timoth hay were among the crops that thrived in the mountain valley climate." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.51
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The Lloyd Ranch house, possible during a 4th of July celebration. The band is waiting to play by the gazebo.
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Full sacks of potatoes, lined up on wagon, ready for storage or shipping. A man rests on a sack for the photo, taken on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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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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Bertha McCain holding baby Grace, standing next to an unidentified woman. They are in the yard in front of a log house.
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Jesse Sherman, at left, owner of the Sherman Brothers Ranch, standing next to Skeet Koger, doing the irrigating of the potato crop. The potatoe types were "Red McClure and Ohio."
By Marie Louise Ryan
Special to The Sopris Sun
"In the late 1800s Thomas McClure left his family against their wishes. He did so with a single motivation: to strike out on his own in the New World. He sold a prize brood sow to buy passage from Little Kenny, Ireland, and...
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Horse teams turning furrows while harvesters fill sacks with potatoes on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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"Mrs. Colleps & "Mrs. Sherman," 1924.
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Hershey Wilson wearing chaps, holding reins of horse. Wilson worked as a ranch hand for the Lloyd Ranch, located four miles east of Eagle on Highway 6 (now the Diamond Star Ranch).
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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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The Miller sisters, both wearing hats with veils, seated for a studio portrait.
On left, Bertha Miller (McCain); on right, Grace Miller (Little).
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July 25, 1914, first cutting of hay on the Sherman Brothers Ranch. Yield: 92 ton 800 # from 17 acres. Men are moving hay with pitchforks from wagons. Hay stack in background.
34. Lloyd Ranch
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"Cowboys work steers in a corral at the Lloyd ranch. The ranch brand was a 'Diamond J Bar.' The property is currently the site of the Diamond Star subdivision." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher, p.89
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Gertrude Sherman (standing, center) entertains children from Eagle at the Sherman Brothers Ranch (now the Diamond Star Ranch). The children are seated, wearing party hats, and there is a dog sitting with them.
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A panoramic view of the Sherman Brothers Ranch, Eagle, Colorado. Five still photographs were taken to form this photo [2010.005.050]. This is the first photo, from left to right, making up the panoramic view.
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Cousins lined up for a photograph in the yard at Sherman Brothers Ranch. Ranch buildings are visible in right background.
From left: Lawrence and Catherine Little, children of Grace Miller Little. Grace and Howard McCain, children of Bertha Miller McCain.
Lawrence is holding a hat; Grace is holding a doll.
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Eagle County Historical Society volunteer Bill Heicher explains the stagecoach route that went from Red Cliff to Squaw Creek then over Bellyache mountain to Eagle.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.