Call NumberX-7558Date1898SummaryMen, women and children and two dogs pose on front porch of the ranch house, Beaver Ranch, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado. The house features board and batten construction, shingle roof and decorative porch brackets. A ornate wicker baby carriage, a woven hammock, and wooden chairs are on the porch. The ranch was homesteaded by John Kennedy, in the 1860's, one of the first Mormon settlers in the area, later owned by Willie and Laura Bennett.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 18 x 24 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectConifer (Colo.)--19th centuryRanches--Colorado--Conifer--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710007558Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesPhotoprint has scratches and is stained; mat board is worn and torn. Title hand-written on back of photoprint mat board with numbered identification of people in photograph: "Numbered left to right: 1. George Bernard, 2. & 3. Mr. & Mrs. Bert Wells, 4. Mrs. Lana Bennet (W. A.) 5. & 6. Mrs. Wilson & Nathalie, 8. Mr. Bennet, 9. Hazel Bennet, 11. Mrs. D. C. Oakes, 13. Mrs. Green."; R7100075585DonorHazel Bennet
Beaver Ranch house about 1898 (1898). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022905
