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Evelyn Urdine Douthit sits with the dog, Spot, in the mail cart that her grandfather, George Washington Messermith, would use to pick up mail from the Gypsum Post Office. The photo was dated 1926.
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The Mandolin Club of Eagle County High School, circa 1916.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The abandoned Canyon School in 1976, once a part of Upper Gypsum School District No. 5.
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Wedding photo of Sophia Gustafson Ryden and Charles Ryden. Mr. Ryden is seated and Mrs. Ryden is standing with her right hand on his shoulder.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Andrew Oleson, Gypsum, Colorado. Mr. Oleson is seated for a formal photograph, in suit with bowtie.
Born in Tornum, Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, October 22, 1864, Andrew attened German Trades schools, learning shoemaking. He joined his father in Colorado in 1883. Andrew worked in Red Cliff at first and then joined his family on the homestead in Gypsum Valley, the Sam Oleson Place. In 1902, he purchased the Shippey Place in Gypsum Valley which he owned...
26) Eldon Wilson
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Eldon Wilson leaning against an automobile at Pine Mountain.
"Stamp on verso: Made at the 'Picture Shop' Casper, Wyo."
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Left to right: John Flynn, Elmer Lundgren, Cantrall [summer visitor from Oklahoma], and John Cowden.
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Girls' basketball team, Eagle County High School, 1916-1917. The building at the far right is the Odd Fellows' Hall. At one time, Eagle County High School basketball games were played in the building’s second story.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Studio portrait of Addison L. and Bird Crawford Hockett, early pioneers of Eagle County. He married Birdie Crawford on November 22, 1898. They lived in Gypsum and had six children. Addison's father, Barclay Hockett, first settled on the mouth of Brush Creek in 1882, in an area now known as Hockett Gulch. Barclay Hockett was Eagle's first postmaster. [Thanks to Bill Stephens, Sr., for this information.]
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Front view of Theodore Stremme's Store in Gypsum, Colorado. Three women and a man are facing the camera, standing on the boardwalk. An automobile with passengers is at the right of the building.
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Sam Lemon and his brother-in-law, Carl Stewart, seated on rocks. Outbuilding in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
32) Hazzard Family
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Studio portrait of the Hazzard Family. Standing in back are Charles and Louella; seated in front are George and Alice.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
33) Messersmiths
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From left to right: Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea, father George Washington Messersmith, and Andrew Elias (Andy) Messersmith.
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Studio portrait of Casper and Mary Zabel Schumm.
"Casper Schumm was born in Dwight, Ill., October 5, 1856 and came to Leadville Colo., in 1879. He stayed in and around Leadville for some time and then went to Cattle creek in Garfield county where he spent the winter. The following year he went to Eagle county and in 1881 he homesteaded a ranch on the Eagle river between what is now the towns of Eagle and Gypsum. In 1888 he married Mary Zabel, and...
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William Henry Lea stands outside his home in Gypsum, Colorado. His son, William Oscar (Willie), is peeking through the window on the right side of the photograph.
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Evelyn Marguerite Lea, daughter of William Henry and Urdine Bell Messersmith. The photo is dated 1920 in Gypsum, Colorado.
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Wedding photo of Edna J. Stewart and Samuel Samson Lemon. Sam Lemon moved to Gypsum in 1901 and married Edna, who was born in Dotsero, in 1905. Edna's wedding costume includes a lace collar and cameo brooch.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
38) Ladies Aid Group
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August 18, 1911 photo of Ladies Aid Group. Twenty-five women in three rows, posed in front of a building.
Included in the photo are:Mrs. Hugh Chatfield, Lucy Doll (Mrs. F.), Gretchen Doll Defore, Mayme Stremme Price, Ada Schlusser, Ella Gannon, Mrs. Schliff, Kitty Heyer (Mrs. John), Mrs. Packard, Mrs. Norgaard, Mrs. Theadore Stremme, Mrs. Doctor Greene, Mrs. Livers (husband was the Lutheran preacher), Mrs. Jensen, Daisy Harrison, Mrs. J. P. Oleson,...
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View of Eagle County High School through the front gate, looking at the front door and the pillar addition over the front steps. Pole lighting has also been added at the entrance.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Gypsum Depot as it appeared in July 1968 after its relocation to Eagle, Colorado. It was remodeled by Leo Hargrave into a duplex.
