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Stacking hay using a horse team and a Mormon derrick on the J over J Ranch (now the 4 Eagle Ranch) north of Wolcott, Colorado. The Ranch was originally homesteaded by John Welsh and later run by his son-in-law, Charles Hartman. Tractors were never used on the ranch before it left the family in 1930.
23. Lloyd Ranch
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"Chicago businessman Clyde Lloyd purchased the Sherman Brothers Ranch (east of town) in 1922. He and his stepson Wayne T. Jones called the operation 'Red Mountain Ranch' and were known for annually hosting one of the largest Hereford sales in the state. Clyde's brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Ella, were the caretakers for the ranch. Located about 4 miles east of Eagle, the property featured a magnificent ranch house (which burned to the ground...
25. Eagle Rodeo 1925
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Restoring the Brooks Water Wheel in the fall of 1993.
"This past week, while Comer was reading a morning newspaper in his home, he heard a major crashing noise and immediately knew his beloved water wheel was taken out by the mighty high waters of the Colorado River." -- Raymond Bleesz, History in Need of Repair, Vail Daily June 4, 2014 p.A2
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"A group at the Charley McCoy ranch in 1923. In back: Stella McCoy, Mabel and Judd Lyon, Charley McCoy. Middle row: Elizabeth Babcock, Mary Koski, Ethel McCoy, Frank McCalister. In front: Robert and Fred Laman, Kathleen Stahl, Ola Garrett, Mildred McCoy, Ila Babcock and Hilda Laman." -- McCoy Memoirs p.106
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
32. Branding
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C.1900: Miners who came from Leadville and homesteaded property formerly owned by Hubert Peterson. Right to left: George Mosher and John Monroe, standing; John Pfeifer, seated on wagon. George Scheifelbeins owned the property before Hubert Peterson. Log structure (fence?) and hay stack in background. Taken along the Eagle River in Edwards where Reserve is now.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]