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A postcard consisting of four images of Eagle. Clockwise from top left: Broadway Street looking towards Castle Peak, the Eagle High School, State Bridge at Eagle, the Eagle River.
A panoramic postcard of Eagle. Taken in the 1940s. This appears to have been taken from where Sunset View Cemetery is located. The Eagle County Courthouse and Eagle School are visible at midfield on the left.
A postcard print collage of Eagle. Clockwise from the top left: the Eagle River at Eagle, a mountain biker, Broadway Street in Eagle. The verso reads, "Eagle, CO. Come to this wonderful mountain town for fishing, hiking, biking, golf, water sports."
"Along with the move of the county seat came an obligation to build a modern county courthouse. Designed by renowned architect J. Francis Pillsbury, the Eagle County Courthouse was constructed in 1932 at a cost of $60,000. The sheriff's office was on the basement floor along with living quarters for the jailer. The jail and courtroom were on the third floor (note the bars on the window at leaft). -- Kathy Heicher, Early Eagle p.82
Along Highway U.S. 6 and 24, and the Rio Grande Railroad, in western Colorado. Located in one of Colorado's greatest hunting and fishing areas. View in hunting season eastward toward mountains near Vail Pass.
"It is located on D. & R. G. W. R. R., at an altitude of 6,598 feet, and is county seat of Eagle County. Has population of over 400 and is noted for agriculture, stock-raising and mining. It has good schools and churches."
A postcard of Harrison's Cafe. Once located on Highway 6, Harrison's was owned and run by Owen "Dude" Harrison and Berneice McKelvey. Harrison's was renamed Bernice's Place in the 1970s. The buildings are still standing and is now the Eagle Grand Motel.
Verso of the postcard reads:
"Restaurant open 24 hrs. a day. Excellent food. Modern hotel. Hot water heat. Wall-to-wall carpets. Located half-way between Grand Jct. and Denver."