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Studio portrait of Cora B. Wise Mayer, 16 years old, standing with her left hand on a prop. Mother of Chester lloyd Mayer, long-time Eagle resident. She was born Cora Wise on February 17, 1870, in Neosho, Missouri. She married William Perry Mayer in 1886; died July 25, 1955. She is buried in the Eagle cemetery.
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"This group of women and their husbands were pioneers of Eagle. From left to right are Cora Mayer, whose husband, William, ran the Mayer Ranch (now the Eagle Ranch subdivision); Rosetta Nogal (wife of Charley); Alice Bacon (a local historian); Mrs. Hockett; and Caroline Thoborg. Women's organizations such as the Eagle Garden Club were instrumental in community improvement projects." Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.101
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Evelyn and Virginia Buchholz, daughters of Lee Buchholz, Eagle Colorado. They are standing outside, holding hands, dressed in evening attire. Lee was brother to John and Jim, Uncle of Nick. Nick's wife, Jeanette, became Superintendent of Schools for Eagle County during the 1940's and '50's.
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6. Mrs. Morgan
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Ida Oyler Herwick, wife of Josiah Herwick. She became a member of Pacific Circle, Women of Woodcraft, Circle No. 132 at Eagle, Colorado, on Dec. 16, 1898. She died at Grand Valley, Colorado (now Battlement Mesa, Colorado, on March 8, 1919. -- Carol Crawford McManus, from "Ida, her Labor of Love," 1999.
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9. Selma Kempf
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Photo portrait of Selma Kempf, wife of Oscar J. Kempf, who owned uranium mining claims at "Lady Belle Mine." She lived in Eagle, Colorado, in a house owned by her son-in-law, William Luby, and daughter Bessie. She is wearing a silk blouse with rows of beading over a camisole with a brooch.
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