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A view of the lettuce sheds at Allenton taken from the south side of the Eagle River in 1932 near Edwards, Colorado. Railroad facilities in the background.
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Laundry tent at the surveyors' camp at Wolcott. From left, Jim Flynn and Hughie. Inscription reads: "Polo"
3) Shoe shop
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A tent building in Dotsero used as a shoe shop for railroad construction workers. The photo was printed on April 2, 1933.
4) Early Gypsum
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Early Gypsum where tents provided original services: hotel, stores, saloon, restaurant. Meals at the Eagle Hotel were 35 cents, a bed was 25 cents. All of these services were located across from the train depot. The location is close to present day Railroad Ave. and Second Street.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Doing laundry at the surveyors' camp at Wolcott. From right, Jim Flynn, Hughie and Fletcher (the two at left are unidentified). Inscription reads: "Fun"
7) Restaurant
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Three women standing under a "Restaurant" sign in front of a tent building in Dotsero. The clientele for the restaurant would be railroad construction workers.
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Two of the tent buildings on First Street across from the railroad station in Gypsum [circa 1900]. The first buildings providing services to railroad employees had wooden platforms with tent structures on top and sometimes a false front. Many of the buildings housed saloons and, in this photo, even a bank/saloon combination.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
