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LaVeta and Gordon Whittaker at their ranch on Bruce Creek. The old ski tow location is behind them, along with cattle.
102) Charlie
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Charlie Wolverton, posing for the camera. Charles was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolverton, grandson of M. H. and Clara Waldo.
104) Ellis Bearden
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Studio portrait of Ellis Bernard Bearden in Army Uniform. He served with the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion during World War II, fighting for 21 months in Germany and France. "He told friends about being caught in Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge, just days before Christmas. The Allied troops were surrounded by Germans, and the cloudy weather prevented planes from providing air support for days. Bearden talked of his joy on the day the...
105) Ellis Bearden
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Ellis "Bearcat" Bearden standing next to his goldenrod colored pickup. The photo was taken in March 1997.
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Frank [Frank Hiram] Doll showing one of the family's horses at the stables on the Doll Ranch.
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"Sheephorn Creek, 1915. Spring branding on the Clarence Rundell ranch. Left to right: CHarley Gutzler, Carl Forster, Frank McMillan, Bill Tester, Clarence Rundell, Dr. Sidell and Ward Ross." -- McCoy Memoirs p.317
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Arthur, Lulu, Harold and Leonard Horn at their ranch on Rock Creek in 1917." -- McCoy Memoirs p.117
"In 1903 Pete's son, Arthur, took over the Rock Creek ranch and began renovation of the land and buildings. He cleared a lot more acres for cultivation. He also arranged with Jim Norvell to run cattle on shares until Arthur had finally a good sized herd of his own." -- McCoy Memoirs p.117
[date on photo 1918]
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Ellis Bearden and his younger brother Elton with dog. Photo was taken Sept. 25, 1941, by Amanda Luckey [their maternal grandmother]. Their mother, Maude Lewright Bearden died in 1933.
110) Mary and Fred Rule
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Studio wedding portrait of Fred and Mary Elizabeth Quinlan Rule, married on March 12, 1924.
Fred A. Rule, was born June 22, 1902, to Frank and Rena Randall Rule of Gypsum. He was a rancher in Eagle County for 50 years.
Mary E. Rule was born February 27, 1907, in McCoy to Emmett Quinlan.
111) McCoy Station
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"At the McCoy railroad station, Sept. 6, 1913. In back: Earl Brooks, Eunice Redmond, Phil Hines, [?]
In front: John LaForce, Annie Panting, Edith Hemsworth, Harry Groh, [?], Charley Horn and H. W. Plum, the depot agent." -- McCoy Memoirs p.166
The sign for McCoy has the elevation: 7,210 feet; no population.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
112) Hanscome's place
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Hanscome's old home after the fire. Tango, the dog, is looking down the road.
Alfred and Mary Jane Baker Young Hanscome married at Grand Lake in 1883, then coming to Eagle County, about one mile west of Wolcott. They worked a small ranch until Alfred's death in 1919. Mrs. Hanscome died in 1921. -- Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 19, 1921 p.1
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Jim Rule on left, standing next to Madeline Winifred Lemon (seated on Columbine, the horse). Carl Stewart, at right, has one hand on Columbine. Carl is madeline's uncle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Frank [Hiram Frank] Doll, son of Franklin and Lucy Doll, mounted on one of the Doll horses. He is wearing a suit and tie.
115) The Bearden Brothers
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The Bearden brothers in 1980. From left, Elton, Raymond and Ellis Bearden. Ellis is wearing his iconic overalls.
116) Franklin Doll
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Frank Doll standing by a corral at his ranch with the Gypsum Valley skyline in the background. Unidentified man standing at right. [Photo badly faded.]
117) Gypsum locals
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Inscription reads: "Pearce, Daggett, Jim, Polo, Schliff, Noecker."
[Good example of thumbprint on right side]
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Photo postcard of Frank [Hiram Frank] Doll, son of Franklin and Lucy Doll.
119) Peaceful pasture
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"Fine peaceful pastures" - caption from Edwards School Scrapbook, page 15. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. An unidentified man on a horse watches over a group of heifers and several calves on open range.
This photograph has been edited to remove black corners used to secure the item in the scrapbook.
120) Douglas Wilmont
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"Douglass Willmont, Sheephorn Colo." -- verso
[There is a name issue in that a Stephen Douglas Wilmot is also listed as a Sheephorn rancher. He died in 1904 and is buried at Sunset View Cemetery in Eagle. John Ambos references the Wilmont Ranch on p. 194 of McCoy memories. Cemetery records have Stephen Wilmot listed.]
