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Jack Booco and Leonard Horn on horseback in 1921. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Two riders on horseback facing the camera. Barn in background and dogs in left midground. Inscription on photo: "Don't U think our horses nice?" [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The branding crew at the "Edge" corral on the Benton Ranch in the 1930s.One young mounted cowboy and four others are lined up for the photo; the firewood is in the foreground; cattle are behind the men.
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"The trail drive to Wolcott, Colorado (the nearest shipping point from Burns, Colorado) was always an exciting time, eating and sleeping on the trail. But it also meant lots of hard work and long hours. Frank Gates (Dad) told his son George Albert "Bud" Gates that he was 12 years old before he was allowed to go on the trail drive. He was so excited." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Stacking hay on the Chester Mayer Ranch (Eagle, Colorado), not the Eagle Ranch subdivision on Brush Creek. The hay was lifted to the top of the stack by a "Mormon Derrick," a weight and pulley arrangement using a crane. The derrick is in the center of the photo with horse teams and rakes "pushing" hay to the loading area. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mowing alfalfa using horse teams on the Mayer Ranch at the south end of the town of Eagle. (This ranch property is developed and is called the "Bull Pasture.") There are three teams, each pulling a cutter on which sits a team driver. The first team is driven by Ralph Robertson, Allan Hibbs is next driving the mules, and Frank Hulett is on the back team [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Branding crew is brnading cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch, 1908. Cattle are guided into the chute for control, branded and released. Two children on horseback observe at far right. Barn in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Kilgore property on Brush Creek is in the foreground; in the backgound are horses hauling a load to market.
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Leonard G. Ambos cutting hay, August 1925. Verso: "The 'Kid' himself" [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Cabin on former Ad Stifel Ranch in the Antelope section of McCoy." -- John Ambos caption [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Caption: "John K. Edwards, father of Joe W. Edwards. He is at Joe's homestead on Bellyache near Foxe's sawmill." The horses appear to be carrying fuel containers.
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Potato harvest on Bobson Ranch near Gypsum. The unearthed potatoes are put on the horse-drawn sorter by hand. Two men are filling the sack from the sorter. Filled sacks are left upright in the rows to be loaded onto carts. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Gruener homestead (now Anderson Ranch) showing the log building, a drying line, and fence around the property. One man on a horse and three pack horses are in the foreground. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Branding and dehorning cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch in 1908 [Yarmony Creek ranch]. Left to right: John Payne, Charley McCoy, Everett Hoyt, Fred Bailey, Ammi Hoyt, Lawrence Payne, Edgar Sperry and Ethel McCoy on the horse." -- McCoy Memoirs p.105 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Harvesting a good crop of oats on the Arthur Horn ranch in 1916. Along with the assurance of an ample supply of irrigation water out of Rock Creek, this soil is very productive. In the background is Table Rock, a lava formation separating Rock and Egeria Creeks. The top of the rock is mostly sagebrush with some cedars and pinyons scattered through it. Until 1950 there was clear evidence of an Indian arrowhead makers' camp including a round area about...
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A potato sorter (pulled by horse) shakes potatoes of similar sizes into sacks during the potato harvest on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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James P. Gates with his Percheron stallion.
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Clyde Lloyd on far left with three cowboys at the Lloyd Ranch; cattle are behind the riders. Stamp on back of photo: Quality Photo Finishing Ping's Service Station Eagle, Colorado
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George Ziegler (l), horses Nell and Trilby, and a ranch hand in Eagle, 1914. George is holding a hat over Nell's head; Trilby is wearing a hat. The horses are yoked as a team.