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Albert Gates [born 1844], older brother of James P. Gates, standing with his daughter Anna [born 1882].
"He had the urge to move west and liked the sound of sunny California. He settled there around 1890." -- The Gates Genealogy.
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Headstone for the progenitor of the Gates family in Colorado, George Gates (son of Johannes Andreas Getz) in the Boger Cemetery, York, Ohio.
"Gorg Getz born in 1759 also became a professional soldier, serving as private in the Colonial Militia, Pennsylvania Line, Northampton county, Pennsylvania.
In 1778 Gorg Getz transferred from the Colonial Militia to the command of Major Daniel Boone as Ranger on the Frontier, stationed at Fort Reading. He was...
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A family photograph with the Gates brothers, Albert Gates and James P. Gates, at the Burns ranch.
Back row: Bert (George Albert) Gates, Albert, Martha, Mary, Berta, Lemley, Clark and James.
Front row: Uncle Albert, Nona holding baby Edith, Grace Gates holding Eva, Grandma "Kate," and Grandpa James P. holding Marie.
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"640 acre homestead cabin on Lake Creek" - caption on page 17 of Edwards School Scrapbook. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. The door of the cabin is open displaying a plank wood floor. Snow is piled on top and draping over the edges. Spots in center are fading photograph.
5) Feeding time
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A young boy bottle feeds two sheep. A building (barn or shed) is behind him and the background displays a larger pasture or ranchland.
This photograph was in a group of photographs of ranches and livestock in the Edwards School Scrapbook. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955.
7) Leo Carey
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"Leo Carey buried alive at Castle ROck Lookout under rocks. That was a special day. I left Eagle fall of 1916 and was in [?]. This was my 1st time back home." - Alda Borah.
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"Threshing oats by a group that moved equipment from farm to farm near Eagle, Colo" - Alda Borah. Dated 1915.
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Bernice Hart is dressed warmly for a photo with the family dog and allows her doll and bear to share a special seat on the chair.
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"Here is that picture I mentioned a year ago. This is Omar, Winnifred, and Ruth, taken Xmas 1924 at Harris's place in town (the Wilkinson house). It was 40 degrees below zero that A.m. with lots of snow." - from Winnifred Ginther written to Mrs. Edna Michael in a letter dated 1926.
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A photo of Red Cliff, Colorado, dated approximately 1914. "W.H. Caruthers" is written on the back.
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Eagle Valley Feed Mill pictured sometime between 1912 and 1917 in Eagle, Colorado. A man is standing out front while another sits in the car parked out front. On the right side of the photograph is the railroad with cars lined up. A hitchpost is in front of the building for horses. A telephone/electric pole can also be seen on the right side-- despite being rural mountainous areas, the Gypsum and Eagle valleys were some of the first to use hydroelectric...
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Two children in matching hats sit in a sleigh outside Eagle Valley Feed Mill. A wagon is sitting behind them and there is snow on the ground.
14) Feed mill
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The Eagle Valley Feed Mill building before the sign was painted on the front. A woman stands in front with a baby in a carriage, possibly Edna Dewey Michael, wife of Edward A. Michael, owners and operators of the feed mill. Several other houses and buildings are visible in the background of downtown Eagle, Colorado.
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A photograph of Red Cliff, Colorado, dated approximately 1914. The railroad track is visible on the right and this view presents the houses in neat rows along dirt streets. "W.H. Caruthers" is written on the back.
16) Bernice Hart
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Bernice Hart, daughter of Warren Hart, near the family's home and ranch on Brush Creek.
17) Yours with love
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"Yours with love at Montpelier, Wyo., Vivian" Vivian Hodges poses for a photograph at a railroad station. "Vivian was Mrs. Kilgore's sister" - Alda Borah.
18) Shippe Family
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"Mark Shippe and Gertrude (Staton) Shippe and family, Carbondale, Colo. Gertrude is Ivan's sister." - Alda Borah
19) The Layton Home
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The home of Jack & Ella Layton in Eagle, Colorado. The Laytons arrived in the Eagle Valley around 1890.
20) The Laytons
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Jack & Ella Layton pose for a photograph in a cornfield. Caption says Eagle, Colorado.
