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Studio wedding photo of Ivan Lon "Ike" Dump and Joy Marfitano Dump. They were married on July 20, 1941, but, due to circumstances were unable to have their wedding picture taken until December 7, 1941, in Leadville. "While having their picture taken, they listened to breaking news about Pearl Harbor on the radio." -- courtesy of Len Dumph
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Dessie Beck and dog standing in the yard, probably in Salida.
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Fumiko and Charles Ellis. Charlie was the son of Frank and Laverne Ellis and a cousin to the Beck boys. He grew up and went to high school in Red Cliff and later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars (U.S. Navy). He met Fumiko Ganaha while stationed in Japan and they were married in 1974.
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The Booze Brothers, playing in the Leadville Slowpitch League 1993.
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Ralph Woods in U.S. Navy uniform.
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Elaudia and Procopio Velasquez at a funeral in Leadville.. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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c.1920: Lover's Leap near Red Cliff, Colorado, with Eagle River in foreground. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Marie Warren, her daughter-in-law, Lorna Hargreaves Warren (married to Everett), and Johanna Fear, posing in a front yard. Marie Warren worked as a postal clerk in Red Cliff from 1946 to 1959. She also reported news of the Red Cliff community for the Eagle Valley Enterprise.
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Studio setting photo of Thelma Urban as an infant in an elaborate dress. Double print, uncut. The child is wearing a baby ring on her left middle finger. Thelma Urban was the daughter of Adam and Hattie Urban. Mr. Urban, from Alsace-Lorraine, was in business in Gilman until a fire destroyed his business. He then moved to Red Cliff. Thelma married Glen Scott and lived in Grand Junction. [EVE Dec. 6, 1935 Urban obit.] Inscription on back: "Thelma...
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Elaudia and her brother, Arturo Romero, after Elaudia's wedding. They are standing in front of Elaudia's father's house. Elaudia lived in Truchas, New Mexico. She married Procopio Velasquez November 26, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado and Procopio worked for many years as a miner for New Jersey Zinc at Gilman. He passed away in 2005.
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The first Red Cliff High School reunion was held in 1977. This group is at a picnic in Maloit Park in Minturn on July 17, 1977, each having gone to school in Red Cliff. From left to right, Lawrence Fear, Joe Fear, Louis Glieforst, Carl Glieforst and Bill Caruthers.
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Marker for: "Jose B. O. Martinez, A3C US Air Force, Korea, July 2, 1936--Sept. 25, 2010," in River View Cemetery. Engraved on the marker is Battle Mountain, the Red Cliff Bridge and a hunter.
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Russell Beck in Red Cliff High School graduation photo.
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Charley (Charles) R. Dump, in uniform (U.S. Army, Germany, WWII).
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Photo postcard of U.S. Hwy 24 at the top of Tennessee Pass (Alt. 10,240 ft,) between Leadville and Red Cliff, Colorado. [Sanborn W-1181] There is snow on the ground.
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Group of 44 children and adults (including May Taylor, teacher), posing on a rock outcropping during an outing. Three of the boys in front are holding fishing rods. List of names on back of photo: Elizabeth Daggett, Ruth McLeod, Eleanor Daggett, Vivian McCauly, Emery Nussbaum, Merrit Dismant, Frank Sobey, Leslie MacGovern, Phil Collins, Dick Hart, Carl Summ, Harriett Daggett, Rosa Justice, Hazel Howard, Frank Gilpin, Walter Howard, Helen Keating,...
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The Red Cliff Union High School Marching Band in a parade in Salida, Colorado.
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Frank Robinson standing in his kitchen in Buena Vista, Colorado. The photo was taken by John Martinez. Frank was the son of Harold Robinson, Safety man for the New Jersey Zinc Co. He had a brother, Fred, and a sister, Jane. Frank lived in Red Cliff and was in a logging company, Warren Brothers & Robinson. He had M.S. for years and died in 2009.
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Tom Deviney and the family dog. Tom ran a grocery store in Red Cliff. The Clooneys owned the grocery building which was later owned by Mrs. Holland.
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Bud Beck, being shipped from Mindinao, Philippines, to Japan, to act as occupation troops at the end of World War II. At the time, Bud was a T-5 (corporal) and a medic in the 193 Regiment of the 41st Division. "I have no idea what ship we were on, we spent so much time on ships that it was easy to lose track. I was 22 years old at the time."