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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement for The Antlers read, “Bonnie Bros.’ Goods, Pool and Club Rooms. Wm. Shaffer manager. We satisfy all who are satisfied with the best.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Al Swingle, the handsome bachelor of Cedar Hill, who disposed of a wagon load of vegetables to good advantage in the city markets returned to his home. Come again, Al.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.R. Lewis and wife returned from the La Platas where they spent the day looking over their mining interests.” 75 years ago: “Twenty more hunters bagged their game...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fred Mahan, of the La Plata Bar, was down to the city on a business trip and to lay in ranch supplies for the cold fall nights.” 75 years ago: “30 acres of the old...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The big Wright aeroplane that birdlike has been flown by Aviator Eugene Heth over the fairgrounds and the Animas Valley during the Colorado-New Mexico Fair, is being shipped ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Birdman Eugene Heth, in a Wright biplane at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair at the fairgrounds, gave nearly 4,000 people one of the finest exhibitions of flying in a heavier-tha...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The crowd at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair was easily the feature of the fair events, with the streets being crowded during the forenoon and the fairgrounds black with people ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The best aeroplane flight, by Eugene Heth, ever witnessed in the state of Colorado took place at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair. After attaining an altitude of nearly 2,000 fee...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Summary of the first day of the 15th annual Colorado-New Mexico Fair: Crowd present estimated at 1,000, fine weather, crowd in good-humor, well-entertained; every event going...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The 15th annual Colorado-New Mexico Fair opens today with every prospect for a larger attendance, larger and finer exhibits, better amusements and more of them, than has been...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Colorado-New Mexico Fair has requested all business houses in the city to close their doors during the fair days at 12:30 o’clock, remaining closed until 5:30 p.m.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “L. H. Pierce, the Ignacio auto livery man who brought a party over from the fair left for home after giving his machine a rest in a local corral.” 75 years ago: “O...
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