Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- Main Street, Red Cliff
- The main street in Red Cliff. Taken in 1919. A sign for the Short Order Restaurant is visible on the right. American flags are hanging over the center of the street. This was possibly taken around the Fourth of July.
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- Main Street, Red Cliff
- Picture of Main Street in Red Cliff taken on 10/03/1982
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- Mallard Engine through Red Cliff
- "Big Mallard Engine going toward Pass at Red Cliff Ball Park, Colo 1917" from Alda Borah. (1919 is crossed out, replaced with 1917.) Trains of all kinds had trouble with Colorado mountain passes, eventually leading to the elimination of many routes over and through the the Rockies. Mallard engines were steam-powered locomotives developed in Europe and later versions hold the speed record for this category of engine. Alda was concerned about the train engine, but there is also a baseball game going on. At center, there are two players in baseball uniforms with many spectators positioned around the field. Three more spectators are at far left, seated closer to the railroad tracks.