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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. He is moving timber and rocks to open the roadway. There are two dates listed, 1939 and 1940
Verso: "Holy Cross City Road 1940, County cat working at army log road;" on duplicate photo: "Say a 'cat' can't do it" "County cat building road to Holy Cross City 1939"
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Looking north, the Shelter House rock walls are approximately 4' up with the wooden framework visible. The pack horses carrying the framing are at the right in the photo. Construction workers' tent stands to the right of the Shelter House. Man sawing timber is at the far left. Photo is labeled: 281253.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Unidentified man standing next to the road being constructed to Holy Cross City. The County "cat" is leveling the roadbed.
Verso: "Don't know the man but cat working building Army log road"
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View facing south of the Shelter House walls going up. Ten men are working on the building; one horse visible on left along with the top of the tent. Photo labeled: 281247
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City. Another man is seated on the cat, as well. The angle of the terrain is impressively visible. Two dates: 1939 and 1940.
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The County "cat" being used by an unidentified man to build the road to Holy Cross City.
Verso: "Building the road to Holy Cross City"
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First use of Eagle County road maintenance equipment using horse-drawn and mechanized graders.
8. Dump Truck
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Construction and maintenance of roads in Eagle County, Colorado, using a dump truck. There is a man working and a child watching in the far right corner.
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First use of road maintenance equipment in Eagle County, Colorado, using a steam shovel and a front loader to clear dirt and rocks. There is a man standing in the controls cabin with only his head visible. "Eagle County" has been painted on the side of the machine.
10. Grading Roads
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First use of mechanized graders on gravel roads in Eagle County, Colorado.