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2. Edna Sudduth
7. Mr. Homan
8. Avon Depot
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Facing the Avon Depot building, looking across the platform. There is a man sitting on a bench in front of the Depot, watching a woman walk by. Next to the man, there are two cream cans, one on its side. [Farmers shipped their excess cream to Denver by rail.] There are signs for telegraph services and money orders over the Depot door.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
10. Joe Sudduth
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1908-1910: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad section crew with hand-car in front of the Avon Depot (also a residence of William Finley Cole and family). Five men are standing on the hand-car, one is standing on track in front of the car. From l. to r.: Mike Kelly, Jack Wellington, Dow Hancock. Some snow is on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
12. At the station
14. D&RG depot
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The D&RG depot in Eagle with windows boarded and roof in disrepair. It was in the process of being dismantled and torn down. Mr. Rivera of Wolcott bought the building and used the lumber to build on his property there. [Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 15, 1968]
"The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot was operated around the clock. Two water towers allowed steam engines to take on water between Grand Junction and Pueblo. The railroad also provided...
17. Jimmie Breen
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A group of young people in front of the Eagle Valley Feed Mill in Eagle. The Eagle train station is visible in the background.
E. A. (Edward) Michael opened the business in 1912. In 1917, he bought some ranch holdings for $6,500, adding to his residence, feed mill and warehouse properties in Eagle. Due to his wife’s health [Edna Dewey Michael], Michael was forced to sell the ranch to Andrew Christensen for $13,000 in 1920. "The ranch consists...