Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
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W. H. Jackson's Holy Cross Mountains from Frenchman's Lake; reproduction from DPL Western Collection
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Another view of the plateau on Notch Mountain with a clear view of Mount of the Holy Cross in the background.
24) Camp Tigiwon
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Caption: "Camp Tigiwon alt. 10,000 ft. Pilgrimage to the Nount of the Holy Cross. V. T. Brown photo, Denver, Colo."
47 "pilgrims," most on horseback, posing in front of the Camp Tigiwon post office. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
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William Henry Jackson, reading. The photo was taken about thirty years after his activities in Eagle County.
27) Julia's Deck
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Mount of the Holy Cross Overlook, also known as Julia's Deck, on the Shrine Pass Road [FSR 709], a maintained dirt road, connects Vail and Red Cliff. The overlook was built as handicapped access to the overlook by volunteers representing PAWS, an organization providing recreational facilities for handicapped people.
The photo was taken in July 1994. Quinn and Buster Beck are getting a great view of the Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range...
28) Creating a road
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Photo labeled 281260; verso stamp 4400
A man driving a tractor is cutting a road through trees. Stacked logs are at left.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages continued to demonstrate the need for a better...
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Eagle County dentist, Dr. O. W. Randall, with his assistant, Mary Splaner, working on a patient at Gilman, Colorado. Dr. Randall visited the various communities in Eagle County, providing dental services. He also is known for his involvement with the Mount of the Holy Cross pilgrimages.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mount of the Holy Cross in the background with the plaque marking the boulder where William H. Jackson photographed his son, Clarence, and George Beam in 1893. That famous photo is part of the Western History Collection of the Denver Public Library [DPL WHJ-10213].
The plaque reads:
"Clarence Jackson was photographed on
this boulder in 1893 by his father WILLIAM
H. JACKSON, who took the very first
picture of the cross on August 23, 1873.
This...
31) Notch Mountain
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Caption: "Holy Cross Mt. lies behind the Notch. One trail goes this way, one this way."
A photo of Notch Mountain annotated by O. W. Randall, showing the ascents to the top. At the top, Mount of the Holy Cross can be seen.
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Caption: "X on this picture shows exactly where we built the post office." [in Randall's handwriting]
Printing stamp: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade May 23, 1928"
O. W. Randall standing in an open area that became the site for the Tigiwon post office. Post office at Tigiwon, Colorado. Located on the way to Notch Mountain trail, it was used to postmark letters for people on pilgrimage to view the Mt. of the Holy Cross. The Post office was...
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Photo labeled 283450; verso stamp 4400
Fir bough shelters with tethering facilities for horses. Possibly used by road building crew or Mount of the Holy Cross pilgrims.
In 1927, Dr. Randall led Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls up Notch Mountain to see the cross, a trip considered to be the first "pilgrimage." In 1928, another pilgrimage took place and in 1929, President Hoover established the Mount of the Holy Cross Monument.
"All these pilgrimages...
35) Tigiwon
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At the Tigiwon camp, men cooking and gathering wood.
Caption by O. W. Randall: "We had a trout dinner all ready for them when they got to Tigiwon. It was a perfect day and they sure enjoyed the trip."
Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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Graphic postcard of the Mt. of the Holy Cross, Colorado, with pond in the foreground. [704. Frank S. Thayer, Publisher, Denver]
"All Leather --- Co." handwritten on front; addressed to Mr. Thos Gorman, 58 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. on verso.
Canceled Greeley Colo Oct 6 7 PM. 1906 written in pencil.
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Caption by O.W. Randall: "Little area of 2 or 3 acres, a plateau projecting out of the north side of Notch Mountain. It is covered with green grass and a little stream of snow water runs the length of it."
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The sign noting the Mount of the Holy Cross View in the Holy Cross Wilderness Area.
39) Tigiwon
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Riders gathering at Tigiwon on their way to Notch Mountain. "Tigiwan Path" at top of photo.
Stamped on back: "Quality BB Print guaranteed not to fade Jul 10 1928"
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Graphic postcard of the Mount of the Holy Cross, with stream in the foreground. Card sent from Concord, NH, April 11, 1921.
