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"Sometimes winter travel was very hard on both animals and humans." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Crates of lettuce stacked on wagon being hauled from Bellyache. Four-horse team is pulling the wagon; driver sitting on top of crates. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking north on Eagle Street in Red Cliff. Boardwalks visible in front of buildings. Horses ridden and pulling carriages. Chickens at lower right.
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Victor Dump at the reins of the horse team and Otto Bergman sitting on lumber from the Fleming Lumber mill. The lumber is on a skid drawn by a horse team. "The breast strap of the team is threaded through both rings, with the pole strap loop captured between them. This arrangement virtually eliminates the tendency for the end ring sleeve to be pulled off the end of the neckyoke. Simple, but good insurance." -- Stu Dykstra [Title supplied from catalog...
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c.1890: Stage between Deep Lake and Glenwood Springs owned by Jake Borah to bring guests to deep Lake. Also ran between Eagle and Fulford. Two men and a dog stand behind the stage with two men in the box. Pulled by four horses. Stage is standing in front of a log cabin. Lettering on side of stage includes: "U.S.M."; "Eagle and Fulford." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Loaded stage drawn by four horses in front of the Star Hotel in Red Cliff. The stage did the Leadville to Red Cliff route.Caption at bottom: "672. Leadville Stage at Red Cliff." [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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First use of Eagle County road maintenance equipment using horse-drawn and mechanized graders.
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The Oleson family in a sled somewhere near Gypsum in 1909 or 1910. J. P. Oleson is driving and Iva B. Oleson is holding Christine Oleson (Lloyd), born May 27, 1908 (Gypsum). Harry A. Oleson, born October 27, 1905 (Gypsum), is seated in the foot rest are of the sled. J. P. Oleson owned a store in Gypsum.
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1948: Charlie Albertson (75 yrs. old) on "Laddie" at Burns, Colorado stockyard, Fall of 1948. Mr. Albertson wears hat, leather jacket, and chaps; lariat prominent on saddle horn. Stock chute and cattle car (Rio Grande) in left background. Two automobiles in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]