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"Colorado's big game season has been postponed a week, and ... will open Oct. 24 on the Western Slope and run thru Nov. 9. Postponement was at the request of federal and state land use agencies, who state the fire hazard is more acute this year than last year, and at an extremely high point." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise Oct. 8, 1953 p.1
The line of hunters trying to get elk licenses validated stretched for quite a way in front of the Eagle County...
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Ellis Bearden with the catch of the day.
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Ellis Bearden next to his truck after elk hunting.
4. Bearden men
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Ray, Ellis and Rolland Bearden with elk at the Bearden place.
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Harry Mize standing next to a 1954 Jeep. There is an elk draped over the hood.
Harry (1908-1980) retired as a Maintenance Foreman for the New Jersey Zinc Co. in 1973 and moved to Salida. He was an avid hunter/family guide.
The Jeep is still running in Arizona.
The photo is looking toward Highway 24. The white house was a New Jersey Zinc company house rented by Foster and Virginia Witthauer. Virginia was a nurse and Foster was head of the mill...
6. Haas shed
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Haas shed at the Sandstone Creek ranch [Vail] with elk, gutted and hung, in the background. Elk racks in foreground. From L to R: Elmer Nelson, Mary Fanning, Margie Haas, Lena Storm, Mary Storm, Albert Nelson.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Men at Haas Ranch [Sandstone Creek, Vail] getting ready to go elk hunting. Left to right: Jim Fanning, Oscar Nelson's back, Mary Fanning. The lumber from Haas barn in the background was later used in the construction of the first restaurant in Vail.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Frank Robinson holding his 30-30 in his left hand and the reins to his horse in his right. They are standing in fallen timber. The horse is packing elk.
Frank was the son of Harold Robinson, Safety man for the New Jersey Zinc Co. He had a brother, Fred, and a sister, Jane. Frank lived in Red Cliff and was in a logging company, Warren Brothers & Robinson. He had M.S. for years and died in 2009.
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Women posing with elk while standing near Ellis Bearden's truck. Elizabeth Bearden is petting a dog in the foreground.
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John L. Martinez showing the elk he got with Ben Aragon hunting up Wearyman Creek (Shrine Pass). The photo was taken on Eagle Street. John owned the liquor store in Red Cliff. Ben and Emma Aragon lived on Water Street in Red Cliff before moving to Grand Junction.
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Hans and his grandchildren, Mary Jo & Bobby, stand in front a the day's kill together. There is a barn/building in the background. Bobby is holding the elk's head.
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Mary Jo, Hans, Bobby, & Hester all pose with an elk on a tractor trailer. There is other farm equipment and buildings in the background.
13. Bobby & Mary Jo
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Bobby & Mary Jo Trezise stand beside the day's hunt, a large elk, on a trailer. The trailer is hooked to a tractor and there are barns and other farm equipment in the background.
14. Hans & his elk
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Hans Larsen holds his gun and stands beside an elk on a tractor trailer. There is another barn and mountains in the background.
15. Milt & Hans
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Left to right, Milt Claycomb & Hans Larsen stand with an elk between them. Hans is holding a gun in one hand and a big smile. There is also a dog in the foreground with a shed/barn in the background.
16. Hunting trip
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"Bringing in the huge elk killed by Hollingsworth" - from Alda Borah. The group returning from the hunting trip, apparently successful, with a large elk in tow. Several men and horses are in a line with a light blanket of snow on the ground.
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Mr. Hollingsworth sits atop a large elk on a hunting trip. He has a long rifle across his lap and another holstered on his hip.