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John L. Thomas, in suit and tie.
"Around 1904, John and Mary Thomas, from Indian, homestead on the slopes above the present village site (Beaver Creek) with son Cliff and daughter Mabel. Two years later Charlie was born at the cabin, with a midwife helping. The homases lived in the valley until 1918, left for a year, and returned to take up ranching along the Eagle River."--p. 47 Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June B. Simonton.
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Henry Moore Forster, father of Elizabeth Charity and Franklin Pierce Forster.
"William Forster was born in New Garden, N.C., on April 26, 1894. As a young man, he went to Winterset, Iowa, and started buying land. In time, he became a large land owner. In Wnterset, he met another family from Redstone, Penn., named Wilson, and fell in love with one of their daughters named Elizabeth, born June 1, 1799. They were married April 4, 1818. To this union...
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Mary Jane Kirkland Forster, mother of Elizabeth Charity and Franklin Pierce Forster.
"Henry Moore and his new wife settled down on the farm that Henry's dad had given to him. He didn't plan to stay on his farm for long. He wasn't content with being like the others. He had a dream to join the movement west. But time has a way of slipping by and then they started their family. On July 27, 1854, Elizabeth Charity Forster was born. Another daughter,...
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Harry and Louis Alton Fenno, standing next to each other in a yard at Squaw Creek. Building in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Growers inspecting experimental plots of lettuce and peas at College Farm, Avon."
In: High Altitude Vegetable Growing: Lettuce--Cauliflower--Peas, by R. A. McGinty. Fort Collins, Colorado Experiment Station, Horticultural Division, Bulletin No. 309, May, 1926. p.28.
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Future Farmers of America (FFA) is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. FFA is an organization made up of state associations; those state associations are made up of local chapters.
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Moving pigs on the ranch. The photo may have been taken on the Gerard ranch in Eagle, Colorado.
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"Paul shocking grain" (caption from photo)
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"Farmers" (caption from photo album
(?), Duane and Hans Larsen stand in their field. The man on the left is holding onto a tool, possibly a shovel or hoe.
10. Keith Gerard
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Keith Gerard riding a horse.
11. Keith Gerard
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Keith Gerard stands with a pig in the pigpen. He is wearing tall boots and knee-high waders to get through the mud. A barn is on the right and ducks stand together by a fence in the background.
12. Keith Gerard
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Keith Gerard in the fields.
13. Stacking Hay
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"Stacker Horse" (caption from photo album)
A white horse stands hooked to the hay derrick ready for work. There are two men to the far left of the photo. One appears to be loading hay onto the derrick.
14. Stacking Hay
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"Stacking Hay" (caption from photo album)
A hay derrick is used to stack hay. There is a horse (?) in the foreground.
15. In the Field
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Hans, (?), and Duane Larsen stand in the field.
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Moving pigs on the ranch. The photo may have been taken on the Gerard ranch in Eagle, Colorado.
17. Figgins Family
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Figgins family members pose with a large fish. From left to right: Hester, "Daddy", George, and (?).
18. Haystack
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A giant haystack at the Larsen farm on Brush Creek. There is a man standing on top of the haystack, a derrick can be seen at the top, and there is a house to the far right in the background.
19. Daisy & Flossie
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A man (Mr. Giles?) stands with Daisy and new foal, Flossie.
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Glen Staton takes a seat in the alfalfa field on Brush Creek. He's wearing gloves and has his hands perched on a tool.