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A green program flier which reads: Books on Stage Summer Reading Program Wednesday Morning Programs (all programs at 10:30 AM on the front lawn)

June 7- Chinese Dragon stories and songs
June 14- Clown program
June 21- Story Teller (Molly…

84th birthday celebration for William Bryant Valentine (1833-1916), grandfather of Morgan Valentine of Manassa, Colorado. William Bryant Valentine was born in Gorges Camp, Jones County, Mississippi. Many of the attendees migrated to the San Luis…

The starting lineup at a bicycle race at the Conejos County Fair in 1895.

This is a picture of the program "The Magic School Bus Visits the 500's - Beetles, Bugs, Butterflies and Books". This picture depicts the audience of the program - children sitting cross-legged on the floor, with some adults and older children seated…

This is a picture of the program "The Magic School Bus Visits the 500's - Beetles, Bugs, Butterflies and Books". In this picture the program presenter - Michael Weissman, Ph. D. - holds an unidentified insect in his hand. Several children and one…

A scrapbook page shows Mountain Man Beaver Belly in period dress showing off a beaver pelt to the attendees at the summer reading program. One picture also shows him putting a fur hat on the head of one of the children.

Andrew and Christina Caroline Christensen Jensen (1856-1928), also known as "Aunt Stennie to Moroni". Andrew Jensen was brother to Maria Shawcroft. This picture was probably taken in Moroni, Utah, where they lived. Their youngest son, Delmar, was…

Alpheus Valentine (1880-1929) and his brother John Alfred Valentine (1885-1918), born to Joseph Morgan Valentine (1856-1939) and Amanda Elizabeth Valentine (1860-1944). Photo taken in Manassa, Colorado.

Six photos show the proprietors of the alligator farm giving a talk to the attendees of the summer reading program. One photo features someone showing off a bearded dragon. Another shows a woman holding a tortoise. The next photo shows the tortoise…

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…