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1895: Town of Eagle, then named McDonald. In the foreground, eight donkeys being watched by a dog (at left). The Fourth of July canvas roofed celebration hall built by A. A. McDonald is at the extreme left (the present Masonic Hall site). [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Gulling Offerson loading hay into barn on bench above Beaver Creek. A two horse team, left foreground, is being used while a team of mules is visible in the left background. The mules are pulling the cables that are lifting the load of hay to the top of the stack. The view is looking east with the Avon "gypsum cliffs" to the left. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Beaver near Eagle River. Lettuce shed and railroad siding in background. View is looking to the northeast at Swift Gulch from Emmett Nottingham's old place at Avon. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The original Thomas homestead in Beaver Creek (Upper Neck). Standing in front of the house, from left to right: unknown man, John ThomasMabel and Mary (mother), Thomas (standing) Cliff and Charley Thomas seated in Front, Aunt and Uncle (Tom) Norris. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Barn and fencing near the old farmstead once owned by Gulling Offerson. Unpaved road with visible rocks in foreground. Buck Creek is in the background and Swift Gulch is at far right. The site is just up the hill from the Avon general store. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Offerson house and porch. Dated Sept. 28, 1928. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Formerly Dan Koprinikar's home in Edwards, suspected to be the pre-1898 residence of the John Howard family. Woman and girl in front of house may be Mrs. Howard and Ethel. Bicycle on porch. Hay stacks in background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Alan Nottingham and his older sister, Winifred Nottingham Mason, standing at the entrance to the College Farm house. Across from Arrowhead in what is now Eagle-Vail, the College Farm was an agriculture experiment station for Colorado A & M College. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Loading 100# sacks of potatoes onto wagon at the Shryack Place (also called the Mosher Place) on lower Brush Creek. From there, the sacks would be taken to "spud" cellars. Two horse team is pulling the wagon; farm buildings in left background.
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Everett Howard's mother-in-law and his sister, Virgie, standing in front of a building. A crate of some sort is visible. The women are dressed for fieldwork, wearing overalls, hats, boots and gloves. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1900-1920: The Perch [sic.] house is now the oldest standing building on Squaw Creek. The log cabin structure, is shown in the snow. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]

12. Gypsum

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Panoramic view of historic downtown Gypsum.
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Bertie Stickney holds a baby on her shoulders. There are buildings, wood, and a bench in the background.
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"Home" on Brush Creek. The house stands in trees with a fenceline and gate in front. A gravel road is on the left.
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Walter Randall and George Figgins stand togther in similar dress, hats, work floves, and strained expression. There are a fence, a trough(?), buildings, and mountains in the background.
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View looking northeast of Gypsum in the early 1900s. The Lutheran Church steeple is visible. The fields are covered with snow. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Contractor's office and equipment in Danny's [Koprinikar] field."