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- Winter emer [sic]
- Winter emmer (wheat) field, agriculture on eastern Colorado plains; farm in distant background includes house, barn, windmill, farm machinery, and a haystack.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Wichita, Leighton Farm, 240 acres of wheat
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a man in a bow-tie stands in a field of bundled wheat in a field near Wichita (Sedgwick County), Kansas. He looks at a child who sits on top of a wheat bundle.
- Wichita (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farming--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Wheat--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Wheat field in eastern Colo.
- Wheat field on eastern Colorado plains; shows stacks of cut wheat; farm buildings in distance include house, two windmills, barns, and sheds.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Weze's home farm & house family home
- View of Weze Hopkins' family's farm and house possibly in Illinois.
- Farmhouses--1900-1910.; Farms--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Weeding sugar beet fields near Brighton
- A Mexican farm worker (migrant worker) uses a hoe to weed a sugar beet field near Brighton, Colorado. He wears work pants, long sleeved shirt and a straw hat. Another worker is in the distance.
- Mexicans--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Sugar beets--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Brighton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Farming--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Mexican--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Watertown, New York
- A plowed field stands near a large farm complex near Watertown, New York. Several other farms are spread out through the area. A river, probably the Black River, winds through the background.
- Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Farming--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Water supply tank
- Shows the water supply tower at the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) located in Henderson, Colorado. The farm served Denver's indigent and elderly from the late 1800's until it was sold in 1960.
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Water towers--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wagon Mound, N.M.
- View of Wagon Mound (Mora County), New Mexico and The Wagon Mound rock formation. Shows a barn and corral with cattle, a wagon loaded with hay, adobe and frame houses, churches, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad tracks, an elevator, railroad...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Wagon Mound (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Wagon Mound, The (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1870-1890.; Farms--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1870-1890.; Rock formations--New...
- [between 1872 and 1886?]
- W. C. Scott's place, 3 miles west of Craig Colo.
- A small group poses near a horse-drawn wagon at the W. C. Scott property, three miles west of Craig, Colorado; shows small buildings and grain stacks in background.
- Scott, W. C.--Homes & haunts.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- View on Yampa River near Hayden, Colo.
- View of an ornate farm house in Yampa (Routt County), Colorado; also shows gardens and hay fields.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Yampa--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- View of Elk River, Colo.
- View of hay fields and low hills near Elk River in Routt County, Colorado.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- View near Maybell, Colo
- Farm near Maybell, in Moffat County, Colorado, has a frame barn and outbuilding; shows a windmill, stables and a large pile of gravel [?].
- Maybell (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Farms--Colorado--Maybell--1940-1950.
- 1940
- View from Bungalo [sic]
- View from bungalow, probably near the Roaring Fork River Valley between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; shows juniper trees, a residence surrounded by fenced farmland in distances, and foothills.
- Farms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919?]
- Vegetable garden
- View of a truck farm in Denver, Colorado; men work by okra, peppers, lawn, and a flagpole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Farmers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Truck farming--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Vegetables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Valley, lake, & mountain
- Tilled, fenced fields flank dirt road, in (probably) Custer County, Colorado; De Weese Reservoir and the Sangre De Cristo Range are in the distance.
- Custer County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; De Weese Reservoir (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Custer County--1920-1940.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Custer County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Valley of the Grand
- View of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows farms, Mount Sopris, and Glenwood Springs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Valley of the Grand
- View of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows farms, Mount Sopris, and Glenwood Springs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Valley & mtns
- Tilled, fenced fields and farm houses flank dirt road, in (probably) Custer County, Colorado, with the Sangre de Cristo Range and Deweese Reservoir in the distance.
- Custer County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; De Weese Reservoir (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Custer County--1920-1940.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Custer County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Valley & mtns
- Irrigation ditches edge hay fields, probably in Colorado or Utah; haystacks, fields, fog and mountains are in the background.
- Farms--1920-1940.; Irrigation--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Turkey brooder house
- A view of a turkey house on the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The building features beveled wood siding, metal roof and multiple windows. A tall wire fence is in front of the turkey house. The Denver County Farm (Denver...
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Poultry houses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Track in valley
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass through fenced pasture in (probably) Colorado or Utah; mountains are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Farms--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Track in Utah County w/ interurban
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass through Utah County, Utah, with houses and farms to the sides.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Utah County (Utah)--1920-1930.; Farms--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.; Houses--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Track & range
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on the Dotsero Cutoff pass between cow pasture, farm houses, and the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle...
- [1934 or 1935]
- Town of Grand Valley, Colo.
- View of the town of Grand Valley (Parachute, Garfield County), Colorado. Shows wood frame barns, cultivated fields, and houses. Hills are in the distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Valley--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Grand Valley--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1921?]
- Threshing, Wilmont Farm
- Threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows two horse- drawn wagons at front and back of threshing machine, a man with pitchfork throwing crop into thresher, and a man at opposite end of thresher in John Deere Plow Company wagon with burlap...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Threshing in Colorado
- Complete view of threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows machinery needed to run thresher, mule-drawn wagon with crop piled high awaiting threshing, partially emptied wagon with crop being placed into thresher, and horse-drawn wagon...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The milk herd, Skelton Mountain Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of small herd of dairy cattle, Skelton Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one goat & calf amidst herd, man on horseback behind herd, barbed wire fence; cut agricultural field on hillside...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The flood at Longmont
- People hold umbrellas and stand beside railroad tracks near horses and a carriage in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. Water from the flooded Saint Vrain Creek is around tracks and in agricultural fields near barns, houses, and fences. A Union...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- 1894 June 2
- Surrounding terrain
- View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1940-1950.; Kiowa County...
- 1942
- Sugar beet field
- Northern Colorado beet field, near Brighton(?);a group of men in overalls shovel and fork beets into a wide furrow; shows another group of men and women in long dresses and scarves in background.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Strong City, Deer Park Farm, upper residence & barns
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a stone wall lines the dirt road that runs in front of what is identified as the Deer Park Farm in Strong City (Chase County), Kansas. Shows a two-story barn and other outbuildings. The...
- Strong City (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Barns--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Strong City, cattle on Deer Park Farm
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, cattle move from one pasture to another across an unidentified stream on what is identified as Deer Park Farm near Strong City (Chase County), Kansas.
- Strong City (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Cattle--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Streams--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Stonewall Road, town of Vigil
- View of a dirt road, farm houses, barns and cultivated fields in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Snow is on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains or the Culebra Range in the distance.
- Vigil (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Vigil--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Stock farm near Dennison [sic], Iowa
- A herd of cattle stand near a barn in Denison (Crawford County), Iowa. Farm workers are nearby.
- Denison (Iowa)--1880-1890.; Cattle--Iowa--Denison--1880-1890.; Farms--Iowa--Denison--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Steam plowing in Colorado
- A steam powered tractor pulls a harrow on the open plains of Colorado, a man with a hand plow looks on. A horse-drawn wagon is nearby.
- Harrows--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Plows--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tractors--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Stacking hay section 19, T.I.S.R. 68W
- Men in an open horse-drawn carriage sit next to a hay stacking system in a field in Jefferson County or Adams County, Colorado. Hay is added to the stack using a hoisting fork. Men sit on horse-drawn hay rakes. A man with a hay fork is on the hay...
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hay--Colorado--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1909 July 14
- Stacking hay on Gratton Farm, Standley Lake Basin, under E.L. Kelson
- A man and a young girl stand near a hay stacking system in a field in Jefferson County or Adams County, Colorado. Hay is added to the stack using a hoisting fork. Shows a horse-drawn reaper and a man on a horse-drawn hay rake. A man with a hay fork...
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hay--Colorado--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1909 July 14
- Spearfish Canon, approaching the Canon
- Panoramic view of fields, fences, and farm houses near Spearfish (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Livestock, haystacks, and trees are in the fields, and the Black Hills are in the distance.
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Farms--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Spearfish Canon, approaching the Canon
- Panoramic view of Spearfish (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows houses, fields, and the State Normal School (Black Hills State University) and dormitory. Stone school buildings have square towers, dormers, and gabled roofs. Barns, fences, and...
- Spearfish (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Croplands--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farms--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Spearfish Canon, approaching the canon
- Panoramic view of houses and commercial buildings in Spearfish (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows clapboard houses with fenced yards, farm houses, pastures, barns, trees and the Black Hills in the distance.
- Spearfish (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Barns--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farms--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Some Potatoes, Antlers, Colo.
- View of a field of potato plants near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. A man wearing overalls, a dark shirt and a hat stands in the field. A row of corn stands in the distance. Possibly the Grand Hogback (ridge) stands in the background.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Grand Hogback (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Corn--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- Soldiers near farm
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division crouch with rifles and a machine gun, on a dirt road in the Apennine Range in Bologna Province, Italy. Stone farm buildings with tile roofs and soldiers are in the distance. A small haystack is near the road.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Apennines (Italy)--1940-1950.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Dirt roads--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- [1945]
- Skyline Drive on the ridge northwest of Canon City, Colorado
- View of Skyline Drive and the outskirts of Canon City, Colorado; shows farms and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Silos
- Shows two silos on the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The milk house, stall and a wood fence are next to the silos. The Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) began in the late 1800's to aid the elderly and indigent, it was sold...
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Silos--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sheep herd, La Sal Mt's
- View of a large herd of sheep in a La Sal mountain pasture, Utah.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Farms--Utah--1890-1900.; Sheep--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Shawford farm
- Interior view of a Daniels and Fisher store greenhouse (Shawford Farm), in Denver, Colorado; shows a man holding a pot of lilies, and tables of roses and azaleas.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1903 April 8
- Savery Co., Westminster
- The Savery mushroom farm in Westminster, Colorado, has a paved area flanked by block barns. Repeating gables top both buildings, and piles of compost and elevators are in the background. Men in suits and white straw hats look on.
- Westminster (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Westminster--1920-1930.; Mushrooms--Colorado--Westminster--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Savery Co., Broomfield
- Workers in Brighton, Colorado, make compost for growing mushrooms. A man spraying a hose stands atop a mixer, and others in bib overalls load a conveyor belt elevator feeding it. Fields and trees are in the background.
- Broomfield (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Broomfield--1920-1930.; Mushrooms--Colorado--Broomfield--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Savery Co., Broomfield
- Workers in Broomfield, Colorado, make compost for growing mushrooms. A man spraying a hose stands atop a mixer, another loads a conveyor belt elevator feeding it.
- Broomfield (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Broomfield--1920-1930.; Mushrooms--Colorado--Broomfield--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Savage Basin Smuggler & Tomboy Mines
- View of a farmhouse in the Savage Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The Smuggler and Tomboy Mines are in the distance.
- Savage Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]