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Andrew Oleson, Gypsum, Colorado. Mr. Oleson is seated for a formal photograph, in suit with bowtie.
Born in Tornum, Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, October 22, 1864, Andrew attened German Trades schools, learning shoemaking. He joined his father in Colorado in 1883. Andrew worked in Red Cliff at first and then joined his family on the homestead in Gypsum Valley, the Sam Oleson Place. In 1902, he purchased the Shippey Place in Gypsum Valley which he owned...
42. Locating Claims
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Jessie Fair, soon Chambers, stands to the right of the Chambers Ranch house. The Chambers Ranch once had a large dairy and delivered throughout the area. The house has a large front porch and is lined with trees in front. The Chambers Barn is now the Eagle County Historical Society Museum and once stood where the current Interstate 70 interchange is today.
44. Alexander Allen
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Attorney William J. Meehan is seated at his desk in his office. His back is to the desk and his right ankle is crossed over his left knee. He is wearing a 3-piece suit. He was District Attorney for many years. The photo of the baby on the desk behind him is Jody. Calendar on the wall says "January."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
46. Joe Brett
47. Jimmy Phillips
49. Messersmiths
50. Men in hats
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14 men posed inside, each wearing a hat (derby, top hat, plantation, cowboy, etc.).
First row: Quirk, John, Jim
Second row: Methany, Duncan, Marquous (sp.?)
Third row: Wiseman, Jack Stremme, Chris Christensen, Ben Hadley, Ike (blacksmith), Dirty (F?), Hank, (?), MacDonald
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
54. Picnic
55. Minturn Store
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Wagon loading/unloading goods in front of the Minturn Store. Several children, women and men are on the boardwalk in front of the store. Tent with sign ("Photographs") in between the store and the house on the right.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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George Washington Messersmith sits on a small porch with his granddaughters, Mary Ellen (left) and Evelyn Urdine Douthit (right). The photo was taken around 1930 in front of Urdine Bell & William Henry Lea's home in Gypsum, Colorado (George Washington's daughter and son-in-law). The log cabin in the picture was also on the property and once was home to William Lea's mother, Johanna Harrison Lea, and his sister, Ada Lea (Sprague).
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Jim Seabry, in uniform, Sheriff of Eagle County, Colorado, for 16 years. After his stint as sheriff, he served two four-year terms as mayor of Eagle. Jim was born February 23, 1913, Leadville, Colorado. He died Oct. 29, 1996.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]