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201. Hay Derrick
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Hans Larsen is hanging from the pulley of a hay derrick over a large haystack.
202. Top of Haystack
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Hans Larsen is standing on a large pile of hay holding a pitchfork.
203. In the field
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"Uncle Ed Figgins & Velma" (caption from photo)
Three men and a young girl (Velma) stand in a field. There is a building directly behind them.
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Two young calves stand with a horse in a muddy pasture. There is a shed to the right in the background, along with fences, trees, and a mountain backdrop.
205. Working on the ranch
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Hans Larsen, along with two other men and a dog, appear to be chopping a tree in the barnyard. There is a fence, trees, and numerous buildings also in the picture.
206. Melissa & Duane
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Duane, smaller and in the front, looks at his sister, Melissa, who is piling up potatoes. Potatoes were an important crop to early ranchers and farmers in the Eagle Valley.
207. Pigs on the Ranch
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Moving pigs on the ranch. The photo may have been taken on the Gerard ranch in Eagle, Colorado.
208. Conger Mesa
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"The upper part of the Conger Mesa, looking south-east and across Rock Creek Canyon, From Volcano Ridge. Taken in 1919, it shows the Ebert, Ambos, Johannbroer, Theisen, Abbett and a portion of the Schomers place on the extreme right. Before settlement, a well defined Ute Indian trail crossed over the Mesa from Egeria Park to the Blue River, by way of Yarmony Park. Notice the Crater before its exploitation by commerical interests." McCoy Memoirs,...
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The John Ambos Ranch on Congor Mesa in the foreground with the Martin Schomers Ranch in the background.
Martin Schomers was among the last to homestead on the Congor Mesa. "Schomers died of tick fever in May of 1940 after being ill only a short time. The children fell heir to his property but since two were still minors, the estate was not settled until 1944. During the intervening time Darrell Ray, who was married to Helen Schomers in 1939, operated...
210. Ebert Ranch
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Looking toward Castle from Black Mountain Ranch on Conger Mesa, facing southwest. Ebert Ranch is visible at midground. Alternate descriptions of this photograph date it to 1925.
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View of Conger [Congor] Mesa looking southwest. Train is in midground.
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"A view of the Mesa looking southwest, about 1930 [photo date is 1932; Album 1 index is 1924]. Shown are parts of seven ranches, with the Kayser and Schrupp ranches in the distance. The nearest place is Theisens, Schomers is just above the railroad S, the Bill Johannbroer ranch in the center and the former John Ambos ranch to the right." McCoy Memoirs p. 216
"Conger Mesa was to stand deserted until about 1903, then a group of people mostly of...
213. Duane and Topsy
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Duane Larsen stands with Topsy the horse in a field.
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Teddy Boy the foal. There is a hay derrick in the background.
215. Teddy Boy
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Teddy Boy the foal has a bright white spot on his forehead. There is a fenceline and telephone line in the background.
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A man in a wide brim hat stands on top of a haystack. There is a hay derrick behind him.
217. Melissa & Daisy
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Melissa Larsen sits on Daisy the Horse.
218. In the Oat Fields
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"Geneva & Hans in the oat field" (caption from photo)
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Ruby Damon Head sits on the back of a cow in June of 1945. (Date from photo caption) There is a fence in the background as well as a dog and a man milking a cow.
220. Chet Head 1945
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Chet Head sitting on a cow in 1945. There is another cow in the background.