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Looking west on West Meadow Drive with the old parking lot on the right.
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The back of Mill Creek Circle looking east. The dirt road at right goes to Mill Creek run.
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Original ski tow location on Whittaker Ranch. Three elk are standing at the bottom of the hill.
64) Vail Golf Course
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One of the cul de sacs on the golf course. The Steinberg house is at far right.
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LaVeta and Gordon Whittaker at their ranch on Bruce Creek. The old ski tow location is behind them, along with cattle.
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The original ski tow location on Whittaker Ranch, Bruce Creek. The tow was later moved to Eagle.
70) Bus parking
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Bus angle parking at the in-town parking structure. The old information center booth is at left.
73) Village Inn
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Looking from the Vail chapel toward Interstate-70 with the Village Inn on the right; Bank of Vail is on the left.
74) Verne Trunde
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Verne Trunde, Avon School teacher, on skis. Dog in left midground. The view is to the northeast looking at Buck Creek. Given the elevation, the photo may have been taken at Bachelor Gulch. Inscription: "He couldn't do anything with Austin Offerson either."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The original ranch house on the Whittaker Ranch, built by Charles Zartman (circa 1906). The ski tow warning house is in the left background.
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Photo postcard showing skiiers carrying skis to the tow at Ski Cooper, near Leadville. Cooper Hill is where the 10th Mountain Division trained while at Camp Hale.
Verso: "Bob--this is where we skiied [sic.] near Gilman, Colorado, where they trained the Army before going to Europe. This before 1950. Tennessee Pass on Rt. 24."
77) Bridge Street
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From the same intersection [E. Gore Creek Drive and Bridge St.], looking south on Bridge Street.
78) Forest Road
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West on Forest Road, at about the half-way point. Bob Parker's house is on the right hand side down below the road.
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The Whittaker ski area on the Whittaker Place at Bruce Creek in the late 1940s. The man standing with his back to the camera on the left is Wayne Randall. Next to him are his cousins, Roxie "Mickie" Randall (sitting down) and Jo Ann Whittaker (standing and laughing). The girl with the scarf on her head at midground is Donna Randall.
Wayne is the son of Les and Florence Randall. He helped to build the ski tow.-- Kathy Heicher, 2011.
80) Allen Family
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The Allen family prepares to go skiing.
From left to right: Joyce, Judith, Jean, and Joe Allen (sitting), and George W.
