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Richfield Colorado, seen from above. Richfield was the first settlement made by the Mormons. The first house was built by John Shawcroft, and is still standing, though it has been stuccoed over.

Students posed outside the San Luis Stake Academy in Manassa, Colorado. Arrow drawn on the photograph indicates Hamner Kelly.

Tomena Auricla Mortensen Hostetter and Sylvia Gay Hostetter Cunningham. Auricla was born in Iron County, Utah and died in Sanford, Colorado. Sylvia married Charles W. Cunningham in Sanford, Colorado.

Sarah and Mamie Hostetter, and their sister Ida Mae.

Three farmers' wives and good friends standing in front of a sawmill in Conejos Canyon, Horca Colorado.Left to right: unknown woman, Mary Jan Scheiber, Tomena Auricla Hostetter.

The building in the foreground was a stable. Just behind it is a single-roofed granary, and behind that is the log home where Maria Shawcroft lived with her large family from 1882 until 1891. Title applied to original was "The First Crop is Harvested…

The first house built in Richfield, Colorado.Left to right: Lewis Shawcroft, Ella Shawcroft, Pearl Shawcroft, Sarah Shawcroft, Bess Shawcroft, John Shawcroft, Ann Hunt Shawcroft, Dora Shawcroft, Grace Shawcroft, JOhn W. Shawcroft, Clara Shawcroft,…

Maria Jensen Shawcroft (1852-1930) and John Shawcroft (1847-1922). They built the first house in Richfield, Colorado.

Sisters Sarah and Ella Shawcroft, Richfield, CO.

Ada Rasmussen Shawcroft and her nieces and nephews.Left to right: Cletus Rogers, Drew Rasmussen, Willis Rasmussen, Millard Brady, Bertha Mullins Cunningham, Thelma Mullins Mickleson, Maria Miller Westbrook, unnamed neighbor, Ada Rasmussen Shawcroft,…