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A poster - originally hot pink, though this doesn't show in the scan - advertising the 1999 Summer Reading program. The text says: Summer Reading Program May Kids' NewsSouthern Peaks Public Library Go Wild! "Go Wild" with our summer reading…

An "Old Folks' Party" at the Richfield, LDS church in Richfield, Colorado.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

This is a picture of the "Beetles, Bugs, Butterflies and Books" program. A boy in a red shirt looks with interest at a wooden tray that he is holding. The contents of the tray are not visible.