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Construction and maintenance of roads in Eagle County, Colorado, using a dump truck. There is a man working and a child watching in the far right corner.
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Pearl Tuttle, in a dress and hat, stands in front of a fence and building at the Larsen house.
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Girls pose in costumes, wands, and crowns. Pearl Tuttle is pictured far right; Bertha Perske(?) is pictured on the left(?). There is a large brick building in the background, as well as steps, flowers, and trees. Another woman is sitting in the far left of the photo.
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Hans Larsen is chaperone for Senior Skip Day on May 7, 1929.
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Melissa and Duane Larsen pose for pictures in the snow. Melissa appears to be standing on a cushion or rug and Duane is standing on a chair.
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Miss Tauenner (?) standing on the steps of Eagle High School, Eagle, Colorado. She is wearing glasses and is holding a book or camera in her right hand.
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"Mansion in Redstone" Photo taken on Senior Sneak Day on May 7, 1929. The castle, originally called Clevholm Manor and known as "Ruby of the Rockies", was built in 1897 by a wealthy coal baron, John Cleveland Osgood. The lavish castle was once visited by guests such as John Rockefeller, Teddy Roosevelt,and J.P. Morgan in its heyday. Osgood created the town of Redstone for the benefit of his miners and their families with his castle as the centerpiece....
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Duane Larsen poses proudly with his snowman. There are two sheds in the background with chickens.
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Melissa Larsen, presumably high school age, poses for a picture. The red corners are adhesives used in a family album and could not be removed.
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"Some Woodpile!" (caption from photo album) Duane and Hans stand in front of their large woodpile Hans is holding the axe and Duane is leaning against a pole. There is farm equipment directly to the right of Hans and trees in the background.
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The Giles Family: Mr & Mrs. Giles with Raymond Giles.
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Melissa Larsen poses for a picture.
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A man in a wide brim hat stands on top of a haystack. There is a hay derrick behind him.
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A group of students sit on the steps to the school in Eagle, Colorado.
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A group of grade school children pose together on the steps of a school in Eagle, Colorado.
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From left to right: George Washington Messersmith, Elias Messersmith (brother to George Washington), Urdine Messersmith Lea, James Cain Messersmith (son of Elias), Andrew "Andy" Elias Messersmith (son of George Washington). Evelyn Urdine Douthit, Urdine's granddaughter, is standing on a chair in the front. There is a dog in the bottom right corner of the photograph and Elias Messersmith is holding a cane. A road and mountains can be seen in the background....
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Portrait of Eagle County High School students. 2nd row, first boy on the left is Richard "Bud" George; 3rd boy from left in 2nd row in Elmer Lundgren. Top row, 4th girl from left is Blanche Messersmith.

98. Cousins

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Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea is pictured on the right with an unknown cousin. The photo was taken before moving to Gypsum, Colorado from Indiana.
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First use of road maintenance equipment in Eagle County, Colorado, using a steam shovel and a front loader to clear dirt and rocks. There is a man standing in the controls cabin with only his head visible. "Eagle County" has been painted on the side of the machine.
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First use of mechanized graders on gravel roads in Eagle County, Colorado.