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A man standing on a wagon hefts a full potato sack over his head. A man standing in front of the wagon has a full potato sack over his shoulder. The horse team is waiting patiently during potato harvest on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
"Farm workers in a celebratory mood hoist 100-pound sacks of spuds into a wagon at the Sherman ranch east of Eagle. The next step in the process was for farmers to haul their potatoes to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
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Harry and Marie Nottingham standing next to the ice house at their ranch at Buck Creek. Between them on a stand is a basket full of exceptionally large potatoes.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Sheephorn ranch."
Photo postcard showing a hay stacker in a field. A person is standing on the haystack at center. This is probably the Rundell ranch at Sheephorn Creek. The Rundell ranch is mentioned in John Ambos' book,McCoy Memoirs, p.315-317.
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Gulling Offerson loading hay into barn on bench above Beaver Creek. A two horse team, left foreground, is being used while a team of mules is visible in the left background. The mules are pulling the cables that are lifting the load of hay to the top of the stack. The view is looking east with the Avon "gypsum cliffs" to the left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A potato sorter (pulled by horse) shakes potatoes of similar sizes into sacks during the potato harvest on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Workers digging and sacking potatoes in the field. Two horses with potato boxes are at the right with field workers sacking from the boxes. A horse team is at the left, possibly digging potatoes.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1930-1940: Using a Mormon Derrick to lift hay onto a rick. Horse team in midground; farmer standing on hayrick.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Frank Schoonover sitting on potato digger with Joe Dice (7 or 8 years old) standing, facing the camera. The digger is pulled by a 4-head team during potato harvest on the Shryack Place, lower Brush Creek. Farm buildings in right background.
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"Sheephorn ranch."
Photo postcard showing a hay stacker in a field with teams of horses and the stacker rakes.
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Full sacks of potatoes, lined up on wagon, ready for storage or shipping. A man rests on a sack for the photo, taken on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Horse teams turning furrows while harvesters fill sacks with potatoes on the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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Loading 100# sacks of potatoes onto wagon at the Shryack Place (also called the Mosher Place) on lower Brush Creek. From there, the sacks would be taken to "spud" cellars. Two horse team is pulling the wagon; farm buildings in left background.
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Threshing equipment with two men operating the machinery on the Offerson Ranch (near the weaning sheds on Wayne Creek).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Three men during the potato harvest on Bobson Ranch, Gypsum. Sigurd Bobson wearing glasses is in the middle. The horse is pulling a sorter/bagger on a sledge. Extra bags are held underneath the sorter tray.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15. Stacking Hay
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"Pa Pa stacking hay on the Sproule place (Brush Creek). Granny in front taking a picture." Hans Larsen Caption taken from photograph.
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Two work horses, Dick & King, are moving a hay derrick by a hired man. He is standing on the platform of the derrick holding the reins of the horses. There are trees in the background.
17. Hay Derrick
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Hans Larsen is hanging from the pulley of a hay derrick over a large haystack.
18. Top of Haystack
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Hans Larsen is standing on a large pile of hay holding a pitchfork.
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"State Bridge Party September 28, 1930" (caption from photo album)
All dressed and somewhere to go. The group of adults includes Hester Larsen (far left), Hans Larsen (center with full suit and hat), and Melissa Larsen (holding her purse in the middle). There is a little boy to the far left and a house in the background.
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"Stacker Horse" (caption from photo album)
A white horse stands hooked to the hay derrick ready for work. There are two men to the far left of the photo. One appears to be loading hay onto the derrick.