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A steam engine is pulling a train through the Eagle River Canyon.
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Kate and an unidentified male at the concrete bridge over the Eagle River at Kent.
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The Chambers barn at right and the foundation for the Information Center in Chambers Park, on the banks of the Eagle River, in October/November 1988. The Chambers horse barn was originally located at the site of the present I-70 interchange on the Chambers Ranch. It was moved to temporary storage in 1981, while the Eagle County Historical Society raised funds for a foundation to be built. It was seated on the foundation in 1984 and opened to the...
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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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Claude Robertson's parents, sister Ondy Robertson and ------ Nottingham in back row. Maybelle and Bill (W.R.) Robertson in front row. The group is standing on the original bridge at Avon. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Two men standing on the dock of the C. F. Lloyd Ranch on the bank of the Eagle River. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Kate Flynn sitting on a pile of logs next to the Eagle River in Eagle.
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Town of Eagle workers grading the area next to the barn in preparation for the relocation of Bob Mayne's donated farm house, which serves as the Information Center in Chambers Park.
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Pack train going up Notch Mountain (north side). At least ten animals and several riders are visible. The horses are transporting timber for the framing of the Shelter House. Eagle River valley and Gore Range are in right background. Photo labeled: 281248 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Ft. Arnett in Red Cliff taken in November 1984. Early Days on the Eagle, by MacDonald Knight and Leonard Hammock, p. 17: "In September, 1879, word reached the infant settlement that the Utes were on the warpath. A rumor made the rounds that a band of Indians had been seen coming up the Eagle. Hurriedly, the men of the town constructed a small fort of stone, high on a projection of quartzite at the junction of Turkey Creek and Eagle River. Rohm...

131. Jail

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The Red Cliff jail with the Eagle River flowing behind it. The jail is situated behind the old town hall and fire department. On the hill above, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church is visible on Pine St.
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Verso: "Eagle Valley from the air, west at top, east at bottom" The Eagle County Airport is at the left top in the photo. The Hans Olesen ranch would be directly east of the airport.

133. Cliffs

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Along the Eagle River, possible north of the Sherwood bridge
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The Belden facility showing the loading and processing facilities. Railroad cars waiting to be loaded are in the background. Directly above them are some of the old mines started in the late 1800s. The photo was taken from the dump at Gilman, looking down on Belden.
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Eagle Canyon, with Battle Mountain on the right. Belden and the Eagle River would be at the bottom of the canyon on the left.
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A surface tram used to move ore and equipment is on the left coming into Belden from Gilman at the top. Loading tippel, steam room and the dryer buildings are pictured in the lower right.
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Eagle Mine (New Jersey Zinc Co.) showing the rail access at Belden, looking down. Depot structures and mine buildings visible at the bottom of the canyon. The town of Gilman would be at the top of the escarpment.
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Looking down at the Eagle River in Eagle Canyon, at a portion of the railroad tracks at Belden.
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Belden as seen from Gilman. On the left are the loading tippel, steam room and dryer. Loading tippel is extended over the railroad cars to be filled with ore. A surface tram carrying ore ready for loading is visible behind the loading tippel.

140. Belden

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The Belden processing and shipping area for the ore that was mined at Gilman Mine. The loading tippel is the first building on the left (white); next is the steam room and then the dryer. Box cars are lined up on the tracks by the loading tippel. The box cars at the center of the photo are underneath the Ben Butler Mine.