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141) Vail Pass
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Vail Pass in 1944. Highway unpaved. Patchy snow on ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
142) Vail Pass, 1951
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A postcard of Vail Pass. The postmark is dated October 22, 1951. Following the completion of Highway 6 over the pass, the Eagle County Commissioners asked the state highway board to name the pass Vail Pass, after Charles D. Vail, the chief engineer for the State Highway Department. The request, originally put forth in December of 1939, was approved in 1941. The county commissioners were eager to have the pass named for Vail after local residents near...
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Section 6 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" describes the streets, circles, lanes, trails, and drives throughout the Vail Valley and the history of their names.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers and early development to something we use every day: our streets and roads. This section covers the areas of Vail, Avon, Eagle-Vail, Minturn, and Arrowhead, among others.
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Looking into Beaver Creek Valley behind the Offerson house (the original Townsend Ranch property). Wood pile visible on the left side of dirt road.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Woman walking away from the camera next to parked cars for the Red Cliff Bridge dedication. The guard rail is made from wooden posts with attached cable. The approach to the bridge on U.S. Highway 24 is part of the six miles of new road constructed during the project.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 15]
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Looking toward Battle mountain from the Gilman area, c1899. Numerous snow drifts are across the road and a man is standing at mid-ground.
148) Water st., Red Cliff
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Looking west from the Beck home on Water St. in Red Cliff. The large building in the background was used as a shop and garage for State Highway Department snow plows. On the hillside to the right of the bulding can be seen foundations for the smelter, probably used to produce a lead-silver boullion. The children are unidentified. -- [T. R. Bud Beck, 2010]
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Looking south west from Spring Creek with Weilmor[e] Lake in midfield. The Clark Family ranch is on the west side of Highway 6 which cuts through the photo. Squaw Creek and Bellyache are in the background. [photo color distorted]
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A windy point on the wagon road to Holy Cross City.
151) Wolcott
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Photo postcard of Wolcott, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 24.
On front: "Panorama of Wolcott, Colo. on Hwy. U.S. 24, Sanborn W-3385"
