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John Ewing and Chester Mayer once ranched what is now known as the Eagle Ranch subdivision. This photograph, taken in 1937, is an aerial view of the same area donated by the Kite family, family friends of the Mayers.
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"Bio"(?) Gulch on Gypsum Creek in Eagle County, Colorado. Photograph dated 1915 by Alda Borah.
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South of Gypsum, Colorado.
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"On our way to Castle Rock [Peak], Colorado 1918" - caption from Alda Borah
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"1915 Gypsum Creek Colo Jake's home" - from Alda Borah. She would be referring to Jake Borah, her uncle, and the home is presumably at the far right side of the photograph. There are three vehicles pictured and a person is standing on the running board of the car at center.
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"Down the main road toward Eagle and Castle Rock in distance" - from Alda Borah. It was also known as Brush Creek Road, now Capitol Street in Eagle. Fencelines line the dirt/gravel road with a utility pole on the right side.
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Fulford Camp near East Brush Creek. Undated. Fulford, Colorado is located 18 miles south of Eagle and was once a bustling mining town. The Fulford family were influential in local hotels, stores, and mines of the time. Today, many cabins and homes are there with trails and recreation, although the area could be considered closed during the winter months. This photograph was printed on a postcard.
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The road at center was called Brush Creek Road, now Capitol Street, and this view is south of town. Castle Peak is in the distance, near center.
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A picnic party at Hanging Lake, 1917. Three names are mentioned: Leo Carey, Minnie Lundgren, Alda Borah.
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A view of Eagle, Colorado looking across the Eagle River. Highway 6 traverses the photograph at center alongside railroad tracks.
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"This big mountain was my friend when I was a child on Brush Creek, south of Eagle. Was reported me paper, a large portion was expected to fall this year (1982). Wonder if it has happened." - from Alda Borah. The peaks of Castle Peak have changed, but it wasn't until 2015 when more noticeable rocks had disappeared.
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The outlined land in the photograph is the "Old Home Place on Brush Creek, Colo, my last home in Colorado" (Alda Borah). The main home and barn/buildings are at center with a herd of cattle visible in the left corner.
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A postcard print of Eagle, possibly taken around 1929. Highway 6 traverses the photograph at center alongside railroad tracks.
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A view of mountains located near the mining town of Gilman. Taken in 1919.
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A postcard of Ute Pass, located in the Rampart Range in Teller County, Colorado. Two horses are pulling a small buggy on the road near a lookout point. A creek runs alongside the pass, possible Fountain Creek.
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A photograph near Eagle, Colorado where Diamond S Ranch is located today. From Alda Borah.
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Double-printed on a green postcard reading "Colorado Mountain Scenery Photographed by C. W. Collins, Georgetown." Four people are perched on a mountainside looking down at the town below; the homes in the valley below provide scale for distance and height.
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"Waunita Springs, Colo" - from Alda Borah.
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"View Gypsum Canyon looking south from LJ & Myrtie's place on Gypsum Creek, Colo" - from Alda Borah.
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"This showed the entire length of the farm" and the Borah's house is circled (from Alda Borah). The ranch was located on Brush Creek from what is now the Hardscrabble Road up to the red schoolhouse, then east toward Bruce Creek.