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Old State Bridge structure in July of 1983, taken from State Highway 131 (south of the bridge). The southern half of the bridge collapsed soon after this photo was taken. The State Bridge Lodge is in the background.
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Hauling logs on a sled using a two-horse team. "James P. Gates was a very good carpenter, and decided to build a stage coarch inn on their new land, which as a stop on the stage line between Kremmling and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. So the cutting and hauling of logs began. J.P. knew hoe to use a broad axe to shape the logs he used for building so that they fit together evenly and firmly." -- The Gates Genealogy
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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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"The Rock Creek Ranch in its hey-day or about 1905. It would be interesting to know who the men and women are. The man in the center has an antlered deer head." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313 The building was constructed by Jim Gates about 1900. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The Black Mountain Lodge and two of the four guest cabins. Bud Kier did most of the carpenter work on the buildings and during that time, he and his wife Loi lived on the ranch." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.250 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"A group at the McCoy Hotel in 1911. Left to right: Harry Groh, Ammi Hoyt, Jack Albino, Clarence Gutsler, Leander Hoyt, Everett Hoyt and Pete Willett the manager of the McCoy Hotel." -- McCoy Memoirs p.124 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The story has been told that great grandmother (Katie) Gates, used water from this mineral spring, located at the old stage stop on Gore Pass, for some of her baking." -- The Gates Genealogy
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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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Taken August 2, 2011, Claude DeGraw with Hwy 6 in the background. 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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Photo postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in 1965. Caption on verso: "Hot Springs Pool, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Under the deep Colorado sky, Hot Springs Lodge and Pool offers recreation and relaxation in any style you choose in the refreshing Rocky Mountain air. You'll find the most comfortable accommodations a lodge can offer at Hot Springs. I-70 at Exit 116."
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The Butler and Conger Cabins at Black Mountain Ranch in 1966. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The "old hotel" in Basalt, which became a C.C.C. Camp in the 1930s. It was located between the railroad water tank and the railroad depot on main street (Railroad Avenue).
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1900s: Old rooming house and restaurant, Basalt, Colorado, next to Conoco station with gas pumps. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Brush Creek Lodge from the brochure, "Spend your vacation this summer...at Brush Creek Lodge." [photo mounted on p.5] The Lodge was situated south of Eagle. Taking Brush Creek Road, travel eleven miles to the fork; take the left fork and drive four miles to the lodge, near Yeoman Park. Mrs. Jo Wirsching, owner, manager; rooms by reservation only. "For those who enjoy beauty never-to-be-forgotten, Eagle County offers scenes indescribable."...
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Aftermath of the Glenwood Hotel [1886-1945] fire in 1945. Five people died in the fire, including Cornelius C. Brown of Eagle, Colorado. CORNELIUS BROWN LOSES LIFE IN GLENWOOD FIRE; MOST DISASTROUS FIRE IN TOWN'S HISTORY DESTROYS HOTEL GLENWOOD AND FIVE ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR MISSING IN GUTTED BUILDING. "...Among the known dead is Cornelius C. Brown of Eagle, whose body is the only one to be recovered so far from the ruins of the 59-year old hostlery....
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"The State Bridge Lodge has changed but little since McGlochlins owned it at one time. The present owner of the property is Greg Lund." -- McCoy Memoirs p.20 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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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Blanche Wyatt Kavanaugh in a long evening dress standing in front of highway signs in Minturn, Colorado. Under a sign for Colorado-U.S. 40 south: Eagle 29 , Glenwood 63, Grand Junction 15?. There is a barber shop in the shadows at the left, a hotel behind the U.S. 40 sign, and a restaurant in the right background. To Blanche's left is a bridge with the notice: load limit 3 tons including vehicle, stock limit 10 head of cattle 20 sheep, speed...
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"The McCoy Hotel as it appeared when Charles H. 'Daddy' McCoy was operating it in 1904. The photo was taken looking south west. The east end of the building was the kitchen and dining room, the lobby, Post Office and the McCoys living quarters in the center while the west end was mostly guest rooms and a large hall for community gatherings, dances, etc. In later years the ground floor was converted into a store. The man feeding the cub bear is...
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Taken April 7, 2011, showing the fireplace coming down from the second 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 corner of Hwy 24 and...