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Fannie Morgan (Mrs. William) who sold dry goods at the "Serve-U" Dress Shop, Eagle, Colorado, which she owned. Mrs. Morgan wears a hat with a feather, tucked blouse and jacket in this studio portrait.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The General Store at Camp Hale during Spring 1943.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Employees standing in front of the Anderson Store building in Red Cliff, Colorado, on March 23, 1940. At far left is Ronnie Dump. Roy Marfitano is second from left. The young lady standing next to Roy is Earline Paquette. The 1940 Ford delivery truck, "Carl G. Anderson, Groceries, Meats, Dry Goods," is parked to the left of the employees.
The building was on the east side of Eagle St. and the very east end of Water Street. It had a number of...
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Skiff's Ranch building (behind the Lutheran Church in Gypsum) right after it was finished (1900). A group of people including children and a dog are standing in front of the building. It was used as a hotel, drygoods store, and Oddfellows Hall over the years.
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c.1904: Front/side view of the J. P. Oleson Store, Gypsum, Colorado. The two story building has a side stairway going up to the second story, with several curtained windows and a door at that level. The front of the building has a square, fake facade with two windows upstairs, two larger windows and a doorway downstairs. Signage in the downstairs windows reads: "J. P. Oleson Dry Goods, Hats & Shoes," and "J. P. Oleson Groceries." There are...
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A business card for E.A. (Edward) Michael, owner of Eagle Valley Feed Mill. The Michael Family managed the mill between 1912-1920, when he sold to Andrew Christensen. The card lists their telephone number, 81-21, and products for sale such as alfalfa, hay, and grain.
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A postcard prepared for Eagle Valley Feed Mill with E.A. (Edward) Michael, Proprietor.
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Edward A. Michael opened the Eagle Valley Feed Mill around 1912 until 1920 when he sold to Andrew Christensen. Around 1917, he added on to the existing operation with another barn, livery, and stable. This photograph shows both with finished signage. Two children are standing in the large open barn door of the first building and several wagons are outside the stable. A fire hydrant can be seen on corner of the dirt street.
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Darwin Burford discusses growing up in Whitewater, Colorado in the early Twentieth century, and going to school in Mesa County, Colorado. Darwin talks about the early narrow gauge railroad that serviced Mesa County, about the Barnum and Bailey Circus, daily childhood chores, playing cribbage as a family, and his argument with John Otto. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries,...
10) T.E. Lewis Store
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A man is entering the T.E. Lewis (Tom) store in Eagle, Colorado dated 1914. A car sits at far left and it appears to be Christmastime with trees and garland in the store windows. A child is on a bicycle beneath the window at right.
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Wilbur Downey talks about his family settling in Loma, Colorado, where his father bought a pool hall in 1919. He describes the agricultural character of Loma at that time. He and Mildred speak about running the Loma Store, a general store, and about other businesses in Loma. They talk about the settlement of Loma by people escaping the Dust Bowl in the 1930’s. They discuss Loma’s train depot, passenger train service to Loma, freight trains that...
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The old hotel and store in Fulford, Colorado. At its peak, Fulford once supported its own newspaper, post office, and school. The mines never did produce as expected and the town soon dwindled as its residents moved down the mountain.
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Veda McBeth talks about people and places of Mack, Colorado, where her family owned and operated the general store in the early Twentieth century. She describes in detail the colorful hobos that she encountered along the railroad, the thousands of sheep in the Mack stockyards, and large sheep drives to Grand Junction. She also speaks about catching the Denver Rio Grande train from Mack to Grand Junction, the Uintah Railway, and the loneliness of homestead...
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Mabel Cowden discusses her pioneer father, who owned a stagecoach line in Meeker and Rifle, Colorado, and her pioneer mother, who was active in the community and Methodist church affairs of Rifle. She goes into her education as a teacher and her teaching position in Harvey Gap. She talks about meeting her fiance, his service during World War I, and about the service of her brother, sons and grandsons in other wars. She also talks about raising a family...
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Edward Schultz talks about his childhood in a German settlement in Russia and the family’s subsequent flight from the country in the face of persecution against Germans. He remembers immigrant and family life in a German community in Kansas, where they settled after immigrating to the United States. He discusses his brief career as a machinist for the railroad in Kansas. He recalls leaving home at sixteen and meeting his future wife in Mack, Colorado,...
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Reford Theobold, who would go on to become mayor of Grand Junction, talks about his family’s arrival in Loma and their ownership of the Loma General Store. He recalls his career in radio and television, beginning as a broadcaster on KEXO AM and ending as a TV sports anchor for KJCT at the time of the interview. He remembers jokes that he would tell on air that poked fun at his hometown of Loma. He also describes a line of t-shirts that he made and...
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Lilly Lawson recalls her life in the Glade Park area of Mesa County, Colorado. She talks about her father, who was a Methodist minister and homesteader. She describes people and places in the Glade Park area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
