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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

    Ashford Field
  2. 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

    "Washing Spinach before Shipping"
  3. 1997.1.2 - Print, Photographic

    14 farm workers in front of packing shed holding vegetables that look like cabbage or lettuce. In bottom left corner of print it says "...the celery, Vale, Farms packing shed Del Norte". In bottom right corner of print it says " '45 Hume"

    Record Type: Photo

    Lettuce Farm Hands
  4. 1997.1.4 - Print, Photographic

    16 people (men, women, and children) documented in photograph as the "Finch family is harvesting lettuce on the Frank Lohr Ranch." The date photograph was taken is "Aug. 13 or 15, 1928." This information can be found on the bottom left corner of print. On the bottom right corner the photographers mark is seen as " '45 Hume". In the background is a truck fully loaded with lettuce and you can see crates alinging the ground from the people and p...

    Record Type: Photo

    Finch Family Harvest Lettuce
  5. 1997.1.5 - Print, Photographic

    12 people harvesting lettuce on the Lohr ranch (one of 12 is far in distance carrying a crate). On the bottom left corner the picture says, "Harvesting Lettuce on Frank Lohr Ranch, West of Del Norte". On the bottom right corner the picture says, " '37 Hume". There is a farm truck packed full of lettuce in crates. Some of the people look like the people from the Finch family picture on Lohr ranch (1997-1-4).

    Record Type: Photo

    Harvesting Lohr Ranch
  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

    Geo Burris
  7. 2007.1.10 - Print, Photographic

    This photo shows 3 sets of teams of horses connected to what are described as "Buck Rakes and Dump Rakes". The horses all appear to be work horses and are standing in a field. I could only locate one man in the photo. The picture as a whole however shows the horses and there equipment in line.

    Record Type: Photo

    Buck Rakes and Dump Rakes
  8. 2007.1.11 - Print, Photographic

    Two horses attached to a buckrake are bringing hay in with driver close by. Man seems to have a pipe or something like it in his mouth. A pile of hay sits behind the buckrake, indicating the amount of hay that they were raking in. Both horses appear to be large work horses, a light Chesnut color with blonde manes.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bringing Hay to Stack
  9. 2007.1.2 - Print, Photographic

    Protective Garb worn by both horse and rider. The horse is hooded and the man is in proper irrigating attire. Horse equipped with Saddle and tack.

    Record Type: Photo

    Irrigating dressware
  10. 2007.1.4 - Print, Photographic

    This picture shows a two wheel horse drawn Wagon. There are two men on the wagon facing the camera and two horses pulling the wagon. In the background there is a body of water, perhaps a pond. Circa 1920's

    Record Type: Photo

    Two Horse Cart
  11. 2007.1.5 - Print, Photographic

    This photo is of a grader pulled by a team of what appears to be two mules. There are 4 unidentified men posing on the machinery. This photo is taken on the Medan ranch. The grader appears to be stationed along a dirt road in the middle of a grassy field.

    Record Type: Photo

    Feild Rake
  12. 2007.1.6 - Print, Photographic

    This photo depicts a six team horse drawn road grader in the middle of a field along a road.The team is made up of what appears to be some kind of a draft horse. The first two are white. On the grader there are two men, one of which appears to me driving the team. The other poses for the camera near the back of the machine.

    Record Type: Photo

    Buckrake and Horse team
  13. 2007.1.7 - Print, Photographic

    This photograph shows the equipment used on the Medano Ranch for removing manure from the corrals and stable areas. The Machinery appears to be mostly wooden like a wagon and is pulled by two horses. The picture was taken in or near the stables where the manure was most likely taken up onto the equipment. There is one man in the photo and what appears to be another horse in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    Stables and horses
  14. 2007.1.9 - Print, Photographic

    This photo shows a crowd of horses hooked up to the haying equipment. Estimated 10 horses and 3 men. The photo was taken in the corrals. The horses all appear to be large brown work horses perhaps either getting ready to go to work or just finishing a days's work.

    Record Type: Photo

    Horse Teams and wagons
  15. 2009.2.1 - Print, Photographic

    This is a panoramic photograph of the process of harvesting and proccessing grain on the farm. The Photo contains many workers, horses, and even machinery . Equipment used is JS McConnell Thresher.

    Record Type: Photo

    Grain Threshing on Farm

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