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Photo labeled 283456; verso stamp 4400
Three men choosing trees to fell for the road.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better approach by road or trail. In 1931 Dr....
7. Drowning
14. Locating Claims
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Jessie Fair, soon Chambers, stands to the right of the Chambers Ranch house. The Chambers Ranch once had a large dairy and delivered throughout the area. The house has a large front porch and is lined with trees in front. The Chambers Barn is now the Eagle County Historical Society Museum and once stood where the current Interstate 70 interchange is today.
16. Foxie
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Building construction at the Methodist Church in Eagle, Colorado. A woman and three younger boys have shown up to assist, as well as a small black dog (standing in the wooden frame ready for concrete). They appear to be laying out a new sidewalk or walkway and are almost ready to pour concrete.
18. John Bunker
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John Bunker, back to camera, is walking downhill from the weaning sheds toward Beaver Creek. Fleck Ditch flume and the old road up the east side of Beaver Creek is visible in the background. Inscription: "7/24/28"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]