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A photo postcard ("Carte Postale") of Stanley McHatton with a note on the back: "This was taken a long time ago & isn't a very good picture of me either - Stanley McHatton Overseas". Dated 1916.
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Stanley McHatton, 1916. "Stanley was a senior when I was a freshmen at Eagle Co. High School in Gypsum" - Alda Borah, from caption.
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George Strohm in his World War I uniform dated 1916. George would return to the valley and later become mayor of Gypsum (1940-1952). Printed on a postcard with a wide frame.
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From caption, on the left is George Ziegler holding his hat on top of Babe the horse. Pink the horse is to the right of Babe with Edwin Reynolds at her side. The horses are attached to a wagon or cart of sorts and the wheel can be seen in teh background behind Ziegler. The two worked on the Borah ranch.
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From left to right, Loren Arther, Bob McHatton, Elmer Lundgren, and Jack Flynn stand against a car. Bob and Elmer appear to be holding fishing rods.
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"Picnic in Glenwood Springs Colorado" Three people are marked: 1 is Lissa Staton, 2 is "Ivan's cousin", 3 is Ivan Staton. Dated 1922 from Alda Borah.
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A portrait photograph of Ira Hamilton. Alda Borah remembers that he worked on Brush Creek for many years on the ranch. The photograph is attached to a frame reading "C.W. ANDERSON".
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William Long, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long. "We went to grade school on Brush Creek near Eagle Colo" - Alda Borah.
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From left to right: Harry Woods, Prof Doxie, William Long, Mrs. Bowen, Cecil Carey, Etta Barnes, Dorothy Shryack, Mayme Long. Names and date written on back by Alda Borah.
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"At lunch before making the climb to Castle Rock" - Alda Borah. A group sits in an aspen grove, some on makeshift chairs and logs, to have lunch before the hike up Castle Peak in Eagle County. Each person is numbered and labeled as follows: 1- Carl Mayer; 2- Mrs. Mayer; 3- Miss Fleming; 4-Herman Stein; 5-Beulah Buchholz; 6- Marion Dickerson; 7- Harry Woods; 8- William Long; 9- Dorothy Shryack; 10- Mrs. Dickinson; 11- Mayme Long; 12- Marion Mayer;...
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Glen Staton takes a seat in the alfalfa field on Brush Creek. He's wearing gloves and has his hands perched on a tool.
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"On the old home farm, threshing time" - from Alda Borah. Leo Daugherty and Alvin Kilgore are carrying a heavy sack over to the pile. Another man oversees the bagging process. The threshing machine is a Gaar Scott & Co, who introduced steam engine threshing machines around 1884, then went out of business in 1911.
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Ernest Lohrman, 1916. A photograph postcard with caption written by Alda Borah.
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"Staton. Cousin of Frank Staton who lived with us in Colo." - from Alda Borah. The photograph is attached to a frame that reads "ATKINS" and dated June 25, 1899.
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A portrait of Leo Daugherty's (a friend of Alda Borah) cousin, Orville Dempsey. Alda notes that "he's sure cute" on the verso.
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"Mr. Hollingsworth". He stands posed with his horse, a firearm slung on the opposite side (stock visible), and is wearing a wide-brim hat with a belt of shells around his waist.

157. Cabins

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Caption reads "Cabins at Sweetwater Lake" although this may not match the actual location. (Leadville?) There are nine men in the photograph-- two are standing on either side of the main cabin at center with the door open. Both wagons are full.
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Arthur Stremme and LeRay Borah at L.J.'s in 1914. The men appear to have paused in sawing this log-- a saw is visible a little more than halfway through. Arthur's hand rests on the wooden handle of the saw (left). Several log buildings and a fenceline are visible in the background. Arthur Stremme was part of the first graduating class of Eagle County High School, Gypsum, in 1910.
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Portrait of William Long in his World War I uniform.

160. Larsens

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From left to right: Duane Larsen, Hester Larsen, & Hans Larsen. Mother & Daddy Figgins are on the right side of the photo. They appear to be at the Larsen's ranch.