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Taken August 2, 2011, wall paper and curtain in the hotel. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets and...
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Katie, Bonnie and JoAnne Deviney, posed in a yard, the family of grocer Tom Deviney.
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Harry Oleson, born Oct. 27, 1905, standing next to a rocking horse with one foot in a stirrup. He is on the side of the J. P. Oleson (his father) store in Gypsum. Harry is wearing a formal suit for the occasion.
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Laura Miller and unknown boy next to the Continental Oil Co. wagon before a 4th of July parade.
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Beginning of the deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets and was the town's first permanent hotel, boasting 13 rooms...
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Photo postcard looking northeast of James E. Ullman's Castle Peak Ranch in Eagle. Ullman bought the ranch from John Carey in September 1919 for $28,000. It included ninety acres of farming land in the home place and included summer range on Castle. [EVE Sept. 19, 1919 p.1] The ranch was purchased by Holly Brooks in 1931.
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Marilla McCain
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Five men are standing in the ruins of the Bonar Pool Hall after the fire on Monday, April 25, 1932, a few minutes before 4AM. All four walls were blown outward and the building was in flames. Three women are in the mid background,. A Model T Ford is visible. "STAR" sign visible at left. Photograph marked Plaintiff's exhibit B [#33].
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Beginning of the deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets and was the town's first permanent hotel, boasting 13 rooms...
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Josh Rabedew, back center, standing in the streets of Gilman surrounded by piles of snow. Tunnels to the post office are to the left of Josh. Photo taken c1899. L. K. Fleck's store in back of post office.
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Business card for the Eagle Valley Enterprise during Howard and Marilla McCain's ownership, 1947 to 1972. Eagle Valley Enterprise, Dec. 30, 1999: ""Ade" Reyolds...remained active as The Enterprise publisher until his death on Oct. 10, 1949. His daughter, Marilla Reynolds McCain, had been on the receiving end of practical training in the newspaper business from the time she was 7 years old. At the time of her father's death, Mrs. McCain was serving...
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Early Gypsum where tents provided original services: hotel, stores, saloon, restaurant. Meals at the Eagle Hotel were 35 cents, a bed was 25 cents. All of these services were located across from the train depot. The location is close to present day Railroad Ave. and Second Street. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Taken April 7, 2011, showing removal of the second story from the Nogal-Ping Hotel. Highway 6 is in the background. Beginning of the deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003....
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Taken August 2, 2011, the second story of the hotel is gone and work is centering on the first story. Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the...
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Frank Robinson checking the conveyor at the lower Sawmill on Wearyman Creek (Warren Brothers & Robinson). Lumber is stacked to the right of Frank. Snow is on the ground.
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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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View of Red Cliff and the smoke from the Holy Cross Garage fire on March 21, 1963.
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Taken August 2, 2011, the corner of Capitol and Grand (Hwy 6). Deconstruction of the Nogal-Ping hotel and cabins in Eagle by Claude DeGraw began in 2010. Nogal's Hotel, built in 1892, was later purchased by the O. A. Ping family in 1923. It was occupied by siblings Leonard and Garnet Ping most recently. Leonard died in 1988 and Garnet moved to Gypsum in the late 1990s, passing away in 2003. It stands at the corner of Hwy 24 and Capitol Streets...
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As the Doll Brothers ranch grew in size, brothers Frank and Sam built this three-story flour mill, circa 1900. "Considered modern in its time, the mill ground all wheat produced in the area, putting out 80 barrels a day. The mill even imported wheat to grind. After the mill burned, suspicion followed that the fire had been deliberately set by disgruntled businessmen in the area." -- Shirley Welch, The Eagle River Valley, p.114 [Title supplied...
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Two young women competing in a foot race down main street of Red Cliff as part of the July 4th 1919, fesitivities. J.W. Dowd Mercantile warehouse in background. Bystanders on sidewalk watching.