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Darrell Barnes and Guy Barnes in the lettuce patch at the Castle homestead. The cabin is visible in the background.
"Grass and sage brush were cleared from a large area not far from the cabin and the cleared land was planted to make a lettuce field. Barnes was able to sell the lettuce crop by hauling it to town in a wagon pulled by horses. The lettuce was loaded into a railroad car and shipped to market. It was packed in ice to keep it fresh and...
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"Ray, Marty" [processing date Aug 65]
Ray Miller holding Marty miller on a tractor, raking hay, on what is now Singletree.
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Charlie Wolverton, posing for the camera with Dexter. [It is unknown whether the horse or the dog was named Dexter.] Charles was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolverton, grandson of M. H. and Clara Waldo.
4. Joyriding
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Charlie Wolverton, standing on the runningboard of an automobile with four women seated for a ride. Houses in the background.
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"This photo was taken on the old Wilmont Ranch on Sheephorn Creek in 1915. In the group are" Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tester and their two children, Ralph and May McGlochlin. The boy in the center remains unidentified." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 194
Eagle Valley Enterprise Dec. 27, 1918 p.1: "Ralph McGlochlin, who has the mail contract from Wolcott to State Bridge was in town Monday evening. With the Moffat road tied up just before Christmas when the mails...
6. Babcocks
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Bill Babcock, Jr. and Bill Babcock, seated with the younger boys, Charles and Dwight Babcock. The Babcocks moved to McCoy from Cripple Creek in 1912; they moved to California in 1926.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Charles B. "Charley" McCoy (son of Charles H. McCoy, founder of McCoy, Colorado) seated with his family. Wife, Stella Hatch (married in 1900) has one arm on Charley's shoulder and one hand on daughter Mildred (born in 1913). Daughter Ethel (born in 1902) is seated at far left. A different pose for a photo taken on the same day is used on p. 105 of McCoy Memoirs by John Ambos.
Charley McCoy developed a ranch on Yarmony Creek, five miles east...
8. Charlie
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Charlie Wolverton, posing for the camera. Charles was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolverton, grandson of M. H. and Clara Waldo.
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Jim Rule on left, standing next to Madeline Winifred Lemon (seated on Columbine, the horse). Carl Stewart, at right, has one hand on Columbine. Carl is madeline's uncle.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
10. Digging Potatoes
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Hans Larsen can be seen in the background with the horses, wagon, and equipment to dig potatoes. Gladys and Teddy are pictured in the foreground (names from photograph). Teddy appears to be sitting on a full sack of potatoes and there are others scattered throughout the photograph.
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Brush Creek Annual Picnic at the Larsen's on the Sproule Ranch. Many children and adults are gathered in a field; there is a fence in the background with many trees.
12. Branding
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Branding cattle on the Gerard ranch.
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The Reynolds brothers, lined up at the Edwards School. From L to R: Felix, Ted, Johnny, and Duke.
14. George W. Watson
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Frances Watson retells the story and history of her esteemed husband, George Watson. Watson was an influential cattleman, stockman, and rangeman, who helped secure grazing rights, served on advisory boards for different livestock and agriculture organizations, and was a rancher himself. Watson served a term as Eagle County Commissioner. Frances tells stories of riding on long cattle and horse drives, helping her husband in remote areas of wilderness,...