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Studio photograph of Jo Ann Morgan (Randall), senior class photo, Eagle High School, 1949 (Lux Aquilae). "Jo Ann "was born Feb. 12, 1932, in Hastings, Neb., the daughter of M. H. (Dick) and Mary Ann Morgan. The family moved to Eagle in the 1940s, where they owned and operated the Eagle Valley Telephone Company for many years. Jo Ann Randall was a graduate of Eagle High School. She married Eagle resident K. Wayne Randall on Feb. 3, 1951. Jo Ann worked...
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Photo labeled 283449; verso stamp 4400
Forest road through stands of trees. Automobile tire at far right.
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...
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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....
4. Assay office
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Photo postcard of Gilman with Belden at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon. Ore cars are lined up on the tracks and the surface tram is clearly visible.
"Eagle River Canyon and Gilman from Battle Mt. Highway Sanborn W-1102"
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The relief map photo used to visualize possible road routes and ascents for Mount of the Holy Cross pilgrimages, without O.W. Randall's annotations. [photographed from a different angle than 2013.009.018-.019, showing the Sawatach Range at left, the Cross Creek drainage, the Holy Cross Ridge, and the Gore Range at far right.
Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 14 1928, 13"
The location of the map in this photo is unknown....
6. Tigiwon road
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View of the Battle Mountain area from O.W. Randall's ranch with the newly constructed Tigiwon road in the foreground.
Photo labeled 284581 on front; stamped 4400 on back.
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A close up of the roof detail and windows on the shelter house at Notch Mountain. Constructed by the CCC between 1931 and 1933, it was built to provide a respite to those on pilgrimages to see the Mount of the Holy Cross.
Caption by O.W. Randall: "Shelter house--has a beautiful fire place and wood always provided on hand for the public."
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First bridge over the Colorado River (then the Grand River) at Dotsero. The bridge was probably built by Mr. Yost or Mr. Stewart.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Pilgrims listening to services with Mt. of the Holy Cross in the background. Two men face the camera; the one in the lighter suit is Rev. Edmonds.
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Standing on boardwalk in front of log building in Wolcott (l. to r.): Mrs. Playford, Mrs. Johanna Holland, and Mrs. Mary Jane Hanscome. The screen door is open, front door is shut. The doors are located between two long windows.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Rolland Randall at far right, standing, with the Colorado State Patrol officers.
"In 1946, Rolland took a job as a dispatcher with the Colorado State Patrol, a job he held for 30 years. At the time of his retirement, he was the senior dispatcher. As a dispatcher, Randall had a reputation for remaining calm in emergency situations. ... Rolland retired from the State Patrol in the mid-1970s, then took a seasonal job as a lift operator at Vail, where,...
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Caption by O.W. Randall: "8. Before Holy Cross, looking at complete circle of Rainbow Circle Falls, Rev. Edmonds & family."
Rev. Edmonds and his family pointing at a rainbow.
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Caption by O.W. Randall: "You can see a piece of the road they built in the foreground. This was when they had taken their tents down."
numbered on front; 284583; stamp on verso: 4400
The ranch was located between Cross Creek and Fall Creek on the south side of the Eagle River, southeast of Minturn. The CCC camp was called Camp Tigiwon.
Earl Beck was hired by the Forest Service as a foreman for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Tigiwon. His...
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Austin Offerson and Eileen Holland Randall in pond in front of Offerson house, looking west.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15. Tigiwon
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Riders gathering at Tigiwon on their way to Notch Mountain. Dr. O. W. Randall is at center, looking left and wearing glasses.
Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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A group of Holy Cross pilgrims posed next to a cairn.
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Another view of the plateau on Notch Mountain with a clear view of Mount of the Holy Cross in the background.
18. Camp Tigiwon
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Caption: "Camp Tigiwon alt. 10,000 ft. Pilgrimage to the Nount of the Holy Cross. V. T. Brown photo, Denver, Colo."
47 "pilgrims," most on horseback, posing in front of the Camp Tigiwon post office. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
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Three girls with pantlegs rolled up, wading in Lake Constantine.
Caption by O. W. Randall: "Lake Constantine, Randall's & Mathew's girls. Wading in snow water after a long hike."
O. W. Randall and his wife, Irene, had two adopted daughters, Shirley and Paula.
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Austin Offerson and Eileen Randall on the small pond on the Offerson place. Present location of Beaver Creek reception center and helipad. View to the southwest of "Gyp Cliffs."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]