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Taken April 7, 2011, the second story removal of the hotel almost complete.
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...
48. Gaylord A. Clark
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Monica Barnes holding baby Boyd in the sunshine.
"The homestead cabin was built on a hill. ... Water for the cabin came from a spring located up a hill from the cabin. Water for drinking, household use, baths and doing laundry was carried by bucket from the spring. Clothes were washed on a wash board. Water for doing laundry was heated on the wood burning stove and then carried to the tubs used for washing as needed. There was no electircity...
50. Breakdown
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Working on the first automobile, with a second parked behind. Caption from left,: "Mr. Shaw, Loren, Bob, Alda, Minnie, Jack."
From Jack Flynn's diary, we have: "Wednesday, August 6th, 1919. Miss Alda aids in filling candy dishes for display. A trip to Eagle with Miss R.F., M.L., A.B. and Bob."
R.F. is Ruth Farmer, the photographer of this scene. M.L. is Minnie Lundgren. A.B. is Alda Borah. Bob is Bob McHatton.
Mr. Shaw [Alexander Shaw,...
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The Eagle County High School boys' basketball team, 1917, lined up outside the school.
"The picture of the boys' basketball team: Jule Oleson, Fritz Borah, Bill McHatton, Jack Flynn, Marvin Ryden and Fred Oleson. The Oleson boys were nephews of Julius Oleson who had the store and bank in Gypsum." -- Lola Tracy Borah to John Flynn, in a letter postmarked Nov. 25, 1996
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]...
56. Eagle airport
58. Balanced Rock
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Photo postcard of the Balanced Rock in the Colorado River near the Kirby ranch [former Quinlan place]. John Ambos' horse in photo.
"...when the Dotsero Cut-off was built the river was relocated and shifted south to avoid a sharp curve in the track, which isolated the rock in still water. In the winter time, this was an ice crossing and a short distance above there was an excellent ford." -- McCoy Memoirs p.144
[Title supplied from catalog prepared...