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Grain binder with horse team and workers. The binder cuts the grain and binds it in sheaves.
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A couple in a buggy drawn by a horse team on their way through Glenwood Canyon. A large rock is balanced in the background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mildred and Everett Howard at their Bachelor Gulch home on a load of logs from McCoy Park. The load is on a sled pulled by a 2-horse team. Mildred is seated and Everett is standing holding the reins to the horse team. The sled bobs with bolsters are clearly visible. Mertz cabin in left background; Howard house in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Frank Tracy riding in a carriage in marble, Colorado. The picture was taken with a camera that used coated glass plates." -- John Flynn [submitted by John J. Flynn, Jr.]
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1908: John Buchholz holding reins of horse in front of "Livery, Feed & Sale Stable," 2d and Broadway, Eagle, Colorado. 7 unidentified men stand on boardwalk in front of building. Wagon is parked to far right of stable with buildings in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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July 25, 1914, first cutting of hay on the Sherman Brothers Ranch. Yield: 92 ton 800 # from 17 acres. Men are moving hay with pitchforks from wagons. Hay stack in background.
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Guy Cates, Doc Rodgers and Ed Rodgers loading lettuce at Bachelor Gulch. Cates is standing next to the wagon loaded with lettuce crates; the other men are in the wagon. A two-horse team pulls the wagon. A tall pine stands at midground. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The north and south bound stages meet at McCoy, shortly after the State Bridge was completed and opened to traffic. In spite of inclement weather at times, stages ran on a pretty tight schedule except during the spring breakup when roads were at their worst. At least there were no long tie-ups, as was the case with the railroads at times. The photo shows an armed guard standing beside one stage and no doubt one was necessary at times, but most...
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A team of horses (Bill and Tom) pulling a sled of wood in the canyon above Black Mountain Ranch, 1928. Cabins visible in background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking south down First Street toward Eagle Street in Gypsum circa 1905. The Travelers' Hotel is the second building from the left. There is a boardwalk between buildings. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Driver with horse team hauling full potato sacks during the harvest on Bobson Ranch near Gypsum. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Everett Howard holding the reins of his horse team (Don and Chubb, as identified by Mamie Rodgers) while standing on timber sled. The sled is empty. Caption reads "after unloading logs at depot." Snow on the ground. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Stagecoach owned by the Steamboat-Craig line in 1908. The line stayed in business through 1911 although it was facing tough motorized competition." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Dot (Mrs. Carl) Mayer sitting in a buggy with horse, "Pet," in the traces. Pet also pulled the milk wagon for years. The buggy's top is half down, showing the leather -upholstered seat back. Fencing visible in background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Sometimes winter travel was very hard on both animals and humans." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Horse team and wagon in winter, hauling hay to cattle on the Schlutter Place, Brush Creek, Colorado. Ranch house in left background.
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Same as 1992.004A.084; p.95 of John Ambos' McCoy Memoirs Former main road that passed in front of the McCoy Hotel, crossed Rock Creek, and continued along the Colorado River towards Burns. Wagon and buggy teams are tied up at the fencing Several people are standing, one is seated on a horse. Barn and resort are visible as are the bridge supports crossing over the creek. Road continues in the right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared...
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Stagecoach in front of the stage barn at Steamboat Springs, ready to leave for Wolcott. The trip by stage from Rock Creek to Steamboat Springs took one full day.
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Haying on the Beecher Gulch Place. Mr. Cain is driving the buck rake horse team in right foreground. Fred Dice is on the haystack, distributing the hay from the International Overshot Stacker. Tractor in background, possibly driven by Joe Dice.

80. Plowing

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Two teams of 3 oxen (first team has horse leader in center) pulling a plow. Teamster standing on plow with whip over his right shoulder. Inscription on back: "Sec30,43,12. Grand view farm Sedgewick (?) serving Albert's clan. This is a view of my outfit and hired man. This is the way we do it in this country. We plowed 90 acres in 32 days. I have my farm most all ready for crop next year. How do you like the looks of the place? Yours truly,...