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1. 1997.1.13 - Print, Photographic

   There are eleven people harvesting potatoes. At least one of the people is a child. There is potato harvesting equipment and a team of horses (about 4 to 5). Potatos are seen on the ground, in baskets, and bags. The bags are full and are lined from the men to about a mile behind them.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 1997.1.14 - Print, Photographic

   This is a photograph of a farm in Center, CO. There are 9 registered Holstiens and 5 chickens in the picture. One older man is standing with one of the Holstiens. The man is wearing a nice hat , a black tie, jacket, gloves, and jeans. There are a few buildings in the picture including the home itself. A wooden fence is between the Holstiends and the home. The photo also shows power or phone lines.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 1997.1.19 - Print, Photographic

   Farmworkers washing the Spinach in a stream before reboxing and shipping. The company that they work for is Rocky Mountain Produce, CO.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 1997.1.7 - Print, Photographic

   The photograph was taken around 1928-29. On the bottom left corner the description says, "Grown by Rocky Mountain Produce Co. on J.B. Gredig Ranch, Granger District; West of Del Norte, Colo." The bottom right hand corner says the photographers last name (Hume) and what is probablly the print number #11 or #17 ( I lean towards the #11). The farm seems to be growing lettuce and the ground is fairly muddy. The background shows some rocky hills a...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 1997.1.8 - Print, Photographic

   On bottom left hand corner of photo it says, "Lettuce, Rocky Mt. Produce CO., Del Norte, Colo District" On the bottom right hand corner is the last name of the photographer, "Hume". The print is of a lettuce farm that looks like it is about to be harvested. There are small mountains in the background and a line of large trees. In the background of the picture in front of the trees you can see a farm truck (almost center in the shot). Behi...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. 1997.1.9 - Print, Photographic

   This is a photo of two men on their lettuce farm. The photo has wording on the bottom left corner that states, " Grown by Geo Burris; West of Del Norte, Colo." One man is standing on his field and has his hands on his hips. He is wearing overalls and a hat. There is a younger man running a horse drawn plow.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 2007.1.18 - Print, Photographic

   A Remuda is defined as the selection of horses for ranch hands. This photo shoes a horse pulling a cart with a man standing in front of him. They appear to be in front of a shed where other wagons are located.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 2007.1.19 - Print, Photographic

   This picture shows the barns and corrals. The small building in the photo is noted to have once been a U.S. post office

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. 2007.1.20 - Print, Photographic

   Three men and one child sit at a "dugout" or what looks like a small cabin.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. 2007.1.21 - Print, Photographic

    This photo shows the cabin that was the Linger Residence on the Medano Ranch. The Cabin looks to be brown with white filler and has two brick chimneys. Linger was the "boss" during the early half of the 20th century.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. 2007.1.22 - Print, Photographic

    This picture shows 4 men, one of which is a cook at camp. There is a chuckwagon and saddled horses. It would appear as though they are eating they're morning breakfast.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. 2007.1.23 - Print, Photographic

    This picure shows several horses eating from grainbags attached to there noses in a corral.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. 2007.1.24 - Print, Photographic

    This picture shows corrals and structures that are part of the Linger Cow camp that was associated with the Medano Ranch. After Bringing in European Hefers the Ranch decided to grow hay at the Medano Ranch during the summer and drive the cattle down to New Mexico to Graze along the Brazos River at a property owned by the ranch as well.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. 2007.1.31 - Print, Photographic

    This picture shows four men branding a calf in front of a truck filled with logs. One man has two seringes in his hands, Two of the men are pinning the calf down, and the other man has an iron in his hand. They are warming the iron up in a half cut barrel.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. 2009.16.107

    Students were given names of people to interview as a school project. Hazel Petty was in charge of the students. She voices her dos and don'ts for those thing about doing it in the future. The results of the interviews are written in "Our Roots" for the Historian. They are older poeple remembering the "Old Days" when they were young and new to the family, farming, ranching and the trials and tribulations of working the land.

    Record Type: Library

    
16. 2009.17.2 - Print, Photographic

    Picture number 961. This is a section of the Norton Ranch. By the terrane, it is in the same general area.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. 2009.17.3 - Print, Photographic

    Picture number 970 B. It is a picture of an old steam tractor tilling the soil to probably plant potatoes.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. 2009.17.4A - Print, Photographic

    Picture of the Norton Ranch HQ in Conejos County, Colorado. The ranch was a pig farm as well as producing hay and cows. There were so many workers on the ranch that they had their own school.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. 2009.17.4B - Print, Photographic

    Picture of the Norton Ranch HQ in Conejos County Colorado. The ranch was a pig farm as well as producing hay and cows. There were so many workers on the ranch that they had their own school for the children. Print #2

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. 2009.17.6 - Print, Photographic

    Picture of A.O.Norton Ranch. Hay fields cut with the hay piled for baling.

    Record Type: Photo