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1) Parade along the river
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View of a horse-drawn float with flags attached. People walking along Water Street on the sidewalk above the river, next to houses. House in midground is the Beck House, built in 1914. Train in background. [not in focus]
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2) Hauling potatoes
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"Ammi Hoyt on his way to a railroad siding with a load of potatoes for shipment to market. Until 1925 most potatoes were still being hauled by horse drawn wagons, but shortly afterwards hauling was done by trucks." -- McCoy Memoirs p.199 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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3) Loading potatoes
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Wagonloads of potatoes and hay brought to the Eagle Depot to be loaded onto D&RG cars. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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4) Loading wool
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Ranchers loading bags of wool at the depot in Eagle. Horse teams are dragging the skids.
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5) Butch Wellington
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"Butch Wellington driving old farm team. Only picture of D&RG Section House at Edwards." -- Esther Klatt
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6) Loading wool at Eagle dept
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Ranchers loading bags of wool at the depot in Eagle. Horse teams are dragging the skids. Caption: "Loading part of $20,600 wool shipment from Eagle, Colorado."
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7) Loading potatoes
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Men on wagons loaded with potato sacks lined up to load freight cars (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad) at the Eagle Depot (visible at far left). [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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8) Early Gypsum
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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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9) Koprinikar's Ranch near Edwards
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C.1920: View of haying on Koprinikar's Ranch near Edwards, Colorado. Now the site of Singletree Golf Course and Berry Creek Ranch development. A team of three horses is working the field. Hay is stacked, waiting to be taken to ricks. In the background, a train is passing by. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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