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Photo postcard looking down on Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle River is at lower left; Brush Creek Valley is at right midfield. Highway 6 runs from left to right across the midfield. The County courthouse is the square building at right midfield, placing this photograph after 1932.
2. Vail Gondola
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A publicity shot for Vail Associates showing the Vail gondola in the summertime.
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Aerial view of Gilman, Colorado. Town is visible in the left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
4. Broadway
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Photo postcard looking up Broadway (the main street) in Eagle, Colorado, north toward Castle Peak in the backround. The Eagle theatre is on the far left.
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Vail Associates public relations photo showing Bridge Street in Vail with the Gore Range in the background.
6. Vail Village
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"A town combining Old World charm and an international "air" with Western hospitality and modern services, Vail Village sits at the foot of one of the best ski mountains in the world. Vail Mountain offers over 10 square miles of skiing terrain; Vail Village and Vail/LionsHead feature 74 bars and restaurants, 62 lodges and condominiums, plus dozens of shops and boutiques." -- caption
Gold Peak ski racing run is in the background.
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Vail Associates public relations photo showing the gondola with the Gore Range in the background.
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View of Gilman, Colorado, from the highway in winter. Company housing is visible in the center of the photo.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The information desk at the Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in LionsHead. The building also included a movie theater.
10. Mountain Madness
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Public relations photo for "Mountain Madness," the annual spring party on Vail Mountain. Used in the "Glenwood Guide" and elsewhere. [Photo badly fingerprinted]
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Standing on Hilltop Street [Sunset View Cemetery] looking north down Howard St., toward Castle Peak in Eagle, Colorado. Photo was developed April 1963.
12. Town of Eagle
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...
13. Holy Cross City
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Tom Doran (on left) of Eagle, Colorado, and Chuck Shaw of Minturn, Colorado, with pack horses at Holy Cross City. Six buildings and the remains of other structures are visible in the background.
"By 1881, Holy Cross City was, itself, a reality. In a meadow, 11,407 feet above sea level, were "'two rows of houses facing each other with other buildings wherever a level spot could be found.' ...Between 1881 and 1883, Holy Cross City could boast...
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"The beautifully landscaped LionsHead pedestrian mall is a pleasant place in summer for shop browsing and outdoor dining. The Vail gondola ski lift located in LionsHead takes visitors to the summit of Vail Mountain for scenic views of the Colorado high country. Free bus transportation links the LionsHead and Vail Village shopping areas." -- caption
LionsHead was completely redone in 2008.
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Standing on Hilltop Street [Sunset View Cemetery] looking west toward Gypsum in Eagle, Colorado. The road at the very bottom is Hilltop Street; the road just beyond that and lower is Capitol St./Brush Creek. Photo was developed April 1963.
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The Colorado Mountain College site at Vail, Colorado, located in Cascade Village in Lionshead. The building also included a movie theater,
17. Town of Gypsum
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A view of the town of Gypsum, looking south.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
18. Red Cliff Bridge
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Photo postcard showing the Red Cliff Bridge, opened in 1941. A Denver & Rio Grande train is coming from Red Cliff, headed toward Gilman, alongside the very clear Eagle River. At the left is the Lover's Leap cliffs. On the right is the cut in the lower rocks for the road down to Red Cliff.
At the center of the photo above the bridge can be seen the tailings from Hornsilver Mine with Butter Flats (clearing) just above that.
19. Red Cliff
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Looking down on Red Cliff.
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Town of Minturn in 1896. The view is to the north west....Lion Head Rock is in the far upper right of the photo. [hand colored black and white photo]
caption on verso: "Minturn 1896. Grandpa Fleck. M.R."
One of Mack Fleck's daughters was Minnie Richardson; possibly her photo.