Mining memory images

Thing of the past ...

St. James in Rico, photo taken about 1890
View of a hotel / storefront in Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; shows men, women, dogs, and sign: "St. James."
Source: George V. Day, Durango.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.

 

Thing of the past ...

6 A.M. snow storm

Main Street after an early July snowstorm in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A striped arch, probably for the Fourth of July, spans the snow covered street, a street light hangs from the center of the arch. Shows the Jeffers Building, with a sign that reads: "Dry Goods," and the Hiebler building with a sign that reads: "[Cabinet] Club House." The buildings have brackets and overhanging cornices. The Jeffers Buildings has second floor bay windows. Shows wood and brick buildings, a barber pole and American flag, men and a horse-drawn wagon.

Date: 1897 July 3

Notes: History Colorado.; Penciled on negative envelope: Ronzio Coll. C-Ouray. Snowstorm 1897. 6D.

 

Thing of the past ...

Silver Bell Mine, photo taken between 1890 and 1900
Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Silver Bell Mine near Ophir Loop (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. 

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Golden City, C.T. - looking west / sketched by A.E. Mathews.

Print shows bird's-eye view of Golden City, Jefferson County, Colorado Territory.

Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874, artist

Created / Published: [1870?]

Headings:

- Cities & towns--Colorado--1870

- Frontier & pioneer life--Colorado--1870

Genre:

Bird's-eye views--1870

Cityscape prints--1870

Lithographs--Hand-colored--1870

Notes:

- Title from item.

Medium: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 27 x 42.9 cm (sheet)

Call Number/Physical Location: PGA - Mathews (A.E.)--Golden City ... (A size) [P&P]

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Digital Id:

pga 11639 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.11639

cph 3g12360 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g12360

Library of Congress Control Number: 2004672642

 

Thing of the past ...

Portals of the Plains and City of Golden as Seen from Denver Mt. Park Drive, Colo.

Keystone View Company, publisher

Created / Published: [1918]

Headings:

- Mountain roads--Colorado--1910-1920

- Parks--Colorado--1910-1920

Genre:

Stereographs--1910-1920

Photographic prints--1910-1920

Notes:

- Title from item.

- No. 23016.

Medium: 1 photograph : print on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (stereograph format)

Call Number/Physical Location: STEREO U.S. GEOG FILE - Colorado -- Parks -- Denver Mountain [item] [P&P]

Repository; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Digital Id: stereo 1s11344 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s11344

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018647796

 

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Where we lost the first boat, Will Torrance, photographer, Sept. 1900
Men, probably J.E. Pelton, J.A. Curtis, M.F. Hovey, and E.B. Anderson, pose with a wrecked rowboat (the John C. Bell) in boulders and rocks by the Gunnison River, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado. Denver Republican clipping (12/9/1900) mounted in album reads in part: "The party was 21 days in making the journey of 14 miles from the junction of the Cimarron River with the Gunnison, " and "to determine [if it was] possible to build a 'hill side ditch'.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.  

 Thing of the past ...
Down in a Colorado gold mine--taking out ore, Eagle River Canyon, Colorado, U.S.A.
Two gold miners at work in tunnel.
H.C. White Co.
Created / Published: North Bennington, Vt. : H.C. White Co., c1905.
Headings:
- Gold miners--Colorado--1900-1910
- Gold mining--Colorado--1900-1910
Genre:
Stereographs--1900-1910
Photographic prints--1900-1910
Notes:
- H57143 U.S. Copyright Office.
- Copyright by H.C. White Co.
- No. 12377.
Medium:
1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
Call Number/Physical Location: STEREO U.S. GEOG FILE - Colorado--Canyons--Eagle River [P&P;]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: stereo 1s10958 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s10958
cph 3c18072 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c18072
cph 3a30602 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a30602
Library of Congress Control Number: 97509719 

 

Thing of the past...
Telluride Hose Team No.1 The Champion, 100 yards, wet test, in southwestern Colorado, July 3" 1892, W.J. Carpenter, photographer.
Telluride Hose Team Number 1 on July 3, 1892, on Colorado Avenue in front of First National Bank, Telluride, Colorado, in annual race competition against Delta, Ouray, Rico and Grand Junction down one block length, that included unreeling two hundred feet of hose and turning on the water. Fireman in long underwear and trunks include: Billy (Gregory?), Ed Martin, Oscar Lochman, Jake Miller, C. Umstead, Lou (Hampdon?), A Fitzpatrick, Glenn (McKaron?), W. A. Gannon, A. C. Heidloff, Harry Newcomb, J. E. Jennings (trainer), Ely Elder (Spike). Two-story Richardsonian style bank, constructed by L. L. Nunn constructed in 1893, features Cornet Creek sandstone, arched entry with stained glass window panels in doors, and a corner tower.Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. 

 

 

Thing of the past ...
Repossessed combines in lot at Springfield. Baca County, Colorado.
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published:1939 Sept.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Baca County--Springfield
- Towns, roadsides--Colorado
Genre: Safety film negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch4
- Film copy on SIS roll 23, frame 1043.
Medium:1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-USF34- 034163-D [P&P] LOT 473 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: fsa 8b22784 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b22784
Library of Congress Control Number:2017784223 

 

Thing of the past ...
Drought committee holds meeting on courthouse steps. Springfield, Colorado
Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
Created / Published:1936 July-Aug.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Baca County--Springfield
- Miscellaneous--Drought committees
Genre: Nitrate negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch1
Medium: 1 negative : nitrate ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-USF34- 005263-D [P&P]
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: fsa 8b28211 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b28211
Library of Congress Control Number:2017761056 

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Ranch manager Craig Boyd nuzzles one of the horses at the Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary, near Hartville, Wyoming. The ranch, founded in 2007 by Arvada, Colorado, psychologist David Groobman, rescues and rehabilitates retired research animals, including horses, cows, pigs, sheep, dogs, and cats
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published: 2016-06-23.
Headings:
- United States--Wyoming--Platte County--Hartville
- America
- Kindness Ranch
- Animal rescue
- David Groobman
- Craig Boyd
Genre:Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020
Notes:
- Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
- Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- Gift; Gates Frontiers Fund; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:069).
- Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Medium: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-DIG-highsm- 39084 (ONLINE) [P&P]
Source Collection: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: highsm 39084 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.39084
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017688976

 

 

Thing of the past ...
The Old man comes on the scene
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925, photographer
Created / Published:[United States : publisher unnamed, 1874]
Headings:
Albumen prints--1870-1880.
Stereographs--1870-1880.
Genre:
Stereographs--1870-1880
Albumen prints--1870-1880
Notes:
- No. 117.
- Title from item.
- Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson.
- Forms part of series: Indians of the Colorado Valley, U-In-Ta Utes, living in the U-in-ta Valley, on the western slope of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah.
- Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997.
- Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Medium: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 13577, no. 21 [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
stereo 1s01651 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s01651
stereo 2s01651 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.2s01651
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006676636 

 

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Ox team in Raton Mountains between Trinidad, Colo. and Raton, N. Mex.
Photograph shows four ox teams pulling cart loaded with logs and man sitting on top.
Created / Published: [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1920]
Headings:
- Ox teams--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920
Genre:
Photographic prints--1910-1920
Notes:
- No. 187; No. 1225.
- Additional title on item: New Mexico, and Colorado. Ox team in Raton Mountains between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico.
- Detroit Publishing Co. photo.
- Title from item.
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Call Number/Physical Location: SSF - Ox Carts and Teams [item] [P&P]
Repository:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: cph 3a18447 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a18447
Library of Congress Control Number:2012648360

Dog and Garden awarness, plus plant prohibition

Some common plants are poisonous to our furry friends

By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com

My dog "Whiskey" was once a victim of my own ignorance a few years ago. I came home one day from the grocery store, and there she was, hoping and pleading for some kind of treat. Green grapes, maybe. I gave her a few, not remembering at first, the "people food" can be toxic, for the little bugger. Something long ago, (nagging Gardener and Pet Owner info, I guess, whispered "Wrong," in my ear.) And I took "Whiskey" to the vet, admitting my transgression, because I couldn't bear to hurt the poor, innocent canine.

It is easy to forget that there is a lot of justifiable prohibition in the plant and animal world, if we pay attention.

Not necessarily related to their possible effects on dog's health, there are six plants that are absolutely prohibited here in Colorado. They are as follows:

Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites)
Myrtle spurge is Colorado Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weed list as a plant that must be eradicated immediately. Although there's currently a small population in Colorado, they are extremely harmful if found growing here.

Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)
Orange hawkweed is another attractive but invasive ornamental categorized on List A.on the Colorado Department of Agriculture Noxious Weeds. Like myrtle spurge, orange hawkweed should be removed from a garden or yard if found.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Don't let these pretty purple flowers fool you! Purple loosestrife is another unwanted and illegal species in the state of Colorado.

Hairy willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum)

Hairy willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum)as ornamentals. Despite their beauty, hairy willow herbs are also on Colorado's List A, meaning they require immediate eradication. Keep an eye out for these blooming from June to August. If found, they should be bagged and disposed, especially if seeds have started to develop. This plant with pretty purple blossoms is another deceiving species. In fact, at one point in the past, they were sold in nurseries.

 Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
This invasive plant is anything but glorious - especially to Coloradans.
Tree of Heaven is a noxious species that can destroy entire ecosystems once it spreads to an area. The wind-born seeds make it easily spreadable, as well as suckers from mature trees. Once established, the plant releases chemicals through its roots that can inhibit other vegetation from growing around it. Tree of Heaven has only recently been introduced in Colorado, but there have already been multiple sightings of this plant reported across the state.


Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyarissias)
Cypress spurge, also known as graveyard moss and squib-knocket, typically grows in dry, sandy soil. The bright orange-red flowers bloom in early summer but should be plucked from the yard if it is located. Chemicals may be needed for complete eradication.

Read More: These Six Plants Are Illegal to Grow in Colorado | https://999thepoint.com/ixp/48/p/these-6-plants-are-illegal-to-grow-in-colorado/?

"We love our dogs and our gardens, but sometimes it seems the two don't mix well," according to a more-than-a-decade article in "Home and Garden." The staff-produced piece sugeests the following:

Start Young
The earlier you start training your dog, the better. Old dogs can learn new tricks, but if you have a puppy, begin training as soon as you bring it home. Let it know right away what parts of the garden are off limits. And don't assume puppies can't learn. Even puppies as young as six weeks old can master basic commands.


Don't Leave Your Dog Alone  

If you want a perfect lawn or garden, don't just leave your dog outside while you're at work. Dogs require exercise and get bored easily. Left alone, they quickly find ways to amuse themselves—and that may mean digging up your favorite plants or tearing out your sod.

Teach Your Dog Obedience

Take your dog to an obedience class so it understands basic commands, such as sit, stay, and down. Larger dogs, especially, make better gardening partners if they know how to hang out without causing trouble or getting in the way.

Latch Your Gates

To keep your dog from getting out of your yard, make sure your garden gates have strong latches. A gate lock will prevent delivery people or neighborhood children from leaving it open.

Here's a Hint: Make sure your dog always wears a collar with ID tags, and have it microchipped as soon as possible. That way, if he or she gets loose, your chances of recovery will be greater.

Use a Fence

When all else fails, protect your beds and borders with a low fence. Here, a low picket fence was all that was required to keep this bouncy bruiser at bay. You'll be surprised at how even the most meager fence can be a visual barrier for your dog.

Here's a Hint: Check your fence once a month to be sure your pet hasn't dug an escape route or gnawed a hole through a hidden corner.

Try a Kennel

If your dog has to spend a lot of time by itself, build a kennel where he or she can remain safe during the day. Most kennels are chain-link, but you can create something more eye-catching with ornamental fencing. Cover the ground with gravel and be sure your dog has plenty of fresh water and shelter from the elements.

Use Your Deck
A large deck can be a great place for your dog to enjoy the outdoors when you can't watch him or her every minute. Install a sturdy railing and gate, making sure that your dog can't get its head stuck between the supports.

Here's a Hint: Give you dog plenty of chew toys to keep it occupied. This will also protect your deck from becoming a snack for your dog.

Play with Your Dog

Dogs need physical and mental stimulation each day. So carve out time to give your dog a long walk or playtime each day. Active breeds like this Border collie can cause a lot of damage to your beds and borders if they're bored.

Here's a Hint: Walk your dog for 45 minutes every day to keep it fit and happy.
 

Include Your Dog

As you're gardening, provide your dog with an activity. This happy hound gets a tennis ball tossed throughout the day as the owner works in her greenhouse.

Keep Toys Handy

Keep a stash of dog toys in your garden. These can be special toys your dog only gets to play with while he or she is with you in the garden. Here, a lucky golden retriever has a personal selection of colored balls.


Provide Water

Dogs get hot easily, so always be sure to have a source of fresh water available in the garden. This Cavalier King Charles spaniel quenches its thirst from a handmade dog bowl that doubles as a piece of garden art. 

As far as dangerous toxic plants in the dog context,  Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Science and Biomedical Science  identifies the following plants as dangerous to pets in its "Guide to Poisonous Plants."

The following plants are found in Colorado and can prove toxic to both dogs and cats:

• Black nightshade
• Black locust
• Black walnut (toxic only to dogs)
• Buckeye
• Buckwheat
• Buttercup
• Calla Lily
• Choke cherry
• Clematis
• Curly dock
• Death camas
• Hemp dogbane
• Foxglove
• Poison hemlock
• Larkspur
• Laurel
• Milkweed
• Onions (wild and storebought)
• Purslane
• Rhododendron
• St. John’s Wort
• Water hemlock

Some of these plants are also toxic to humans, but not all are.

The effects these plants have on animals can vary, and some can even cause death if ingested.

There are also many common foods that you may find in your pantry that are also toxic to dogs and cats including things like avocados, grapes and chocolate, according to the ASPCA.

In addition, "Better Homes and Gardens," further suggests the following:

Give Them Shelter

Even though your dog lives in the house, it will appreciate having its own retreat outdoors during stormy weather. And remember that doghouses don't have to be eyesores. Design one to match your home, so it fits in with your landscape.

Pave Pathways

Keep feet and paws dry by paving your garden paths with brick or gravel. Most dogs will quickly learn to stay on the paths, which prevents your lawn and garden soil from being packed down.

Here's a Hint: Mulched paths work well, too, but avoid using cocoa bean hulls as they can make your dog sick.
Grow Barrier Plants

Even the most rambunctious dog will avoid garden beds planted with tall, fragrant, or thorny plants. Barberries, roses, euphorbia, Joe Pye weed, and bamboo are just a few rugged, yet beautiful plants dogs prefer to walk around rather than through.

Try Container Gardening

If all else fails, plant your favorite flowers and vegetables in containers. Most plants do well in large pots or planters, and they'll be less likely to be trampled by pounding paws. Here, a beautiful assortment of summer bulbs bloom in safety from the owner's sheltie.

Know Your Breed

Dogs have strong natural instincts you should be aware of before you turn them loose in your backyard. Terriers, such as Airedale, love to dig and if left unattended, can eventually turn your garden upside down. Be sure to give them lots of exercise and toys to chew on to keep excavation to a minimum.

Care for the Elderly

As dogs age, their hearing or sight may decline, or they may have difficulty getting around. If you have an older dog, be willing to help it up and down steps and be alert to prevent accidental falls into swimming pools or wandering behind cars. This older basset hound occasionally requires a lift up the garden steps.

Elderly dogs can suffer when temperatures soar. If your older dog is with you in the garden, be sure to provide a shady place for it to relax.


Include Your Dog

Dogs are pack animals and don't enjoy being kept in another part of your house or yard when visitors arrive. So make sure your dog is well trained and invited to all family functions. 

Never feed your dog from the table. It will encourage begging, which can be annoying.

Introduce Children

Dogs and kids are a great combination, but if your dog isn't used to being around children it could become fearful. So find some kids in your neighborhood or at the dog park and let your dog spend some time with them. Socialize your dog as much as possible so it maintains good manners around any visitor, young or old.

Have Fun

And finally, enjoy your dog and don't get too upset when pots are knocked over, or a plant killed. Remember, plants grow back, but your relationship with your dog can be a lot more rewarding. In this garden, for example, the owners allow their Jack Russell terrier to dive into their water garden in an attempt to catch koi. The koi aren't bothered, the dog enjoys herself, and the owners get to laugh at her antics.

Many of us share our garden spaces with our pets, and there are several things we can do to make the space more enjoyable for ourselves and our pets while creating less work or problems for ourselves in the process.

Dogs are usually the main pet that use our yards, although some people do have cats, rabbits or even chickens in the backyard. Cats, rabbits and chickens are sometimes free roaming in the yard, but in most cases, these pets are caged or fenced out of the off-limit areas of the yard, so this article will focus on dogs.

Morgan County resident Leslie Weinsheim completed the Colorado Master Gardener program and is writing articles for The Fort Morgan Times and Brush News-Tribune about what she has learned as a public service for the community.

"Often our dogs use the yard year-round, so they know the area much better than we do. If you are planning any sort of landscaping changes or if you are frustrated by your dog creating issues in your yard, before making any changes first observe your dog and how it interacts with your yard," says Weinsheim.

Does your dog have a favorite place it likes to lie in the sun?

Does your dog dig in certain areas or chew on plants?

Does your dog run back and forth along the fence to bark or play with the dogs or kids on the other side?

Knowing your dog’s habits will aid you in making any changes or modifications to your yard. Some changes can be made to correct a behavior, but we also want our dogs to enjoy the yard.

"Many years ago, I had moved into a new house and needed to landscape the entire backyard, which was quite large. I noticed right away that my three dogs were running along the back fence barking and playing with my new neighbor’s dogs," offers Weinsheim.

"I knew I wanted a large garden space, so that is where I decided to locate a large, raised garden box running the length of the back fence. I also installed a small fence a few feet in front of the garden box so my dogs could not get into my garden area and could no longer get up against the back fence to run and bark," she said.

"I solved two issues in that I got the large garden I wanted, and I wasn’t disturbing my neighbors with barking dogs. My dogs still had the run of the rest of the large backyard, so I felt this was a fair trade-off. "

If your dog has certain places that it really enjoys, like sunbathing spots or hiding places, try not to make changes to those areas, taking away an activity your dog enjoys.

"In my current house, my dog loves to sunbath in the grass, right near the patio, which really helps to compact that grass and it doesn’t look very healthy. In this situation, I am willing to accept that the grass won’t always look good in that area as I don’t want to take away her sunbathing space, " says Weinsheim.

Raised gardens beds can be created to plant your vegetables or flowers and can help to keeps plants safe and dogs out; but remember that dogs love to sunbathe in these raised beds if they can figure out how to get into them, so have a plan to protect new plants in spring.

"Pay attention to the landscaping materials present in your yard. For example, metal edging is dangerous to your dog as it can cut paws or legs and it can be dangerous to kids playing in the yard, as well. I found out the hard way that the less expensive price I paid for metal edging ended up costing me more in the long run paying for veterinarian and doctor visits," she writes.

"Rock mulch for edging areas in the yard can also be somewhat dangerous to pets and kids as it can have sharp edges, depending upon the type of rock. In this case, wood mulch may work better and is often better for the breathability of your soil; however, some mulch products are toxic to pets, so be sure to research before purchasing. "

There are many plants in your yard that are poisonous or toxic to dogs. A small list includes: Peonies, Crocus, Chrysanthemum, Daffodils (the bulbs), Tulips (the bulbs), Foxglove, Chokecherry, Boxwood, Yew, Cardinal Flower, Sweet Pea, Tomato leaves and many houseplants. The list is extensive, so do some research before planting if your dog likes to chew on or eat plants.

Also, certain trees, like Black Walnut and Buckeye, and some fruit trees have leaves and seeds that can also be toxic to animals. If you compost, make sure the compost pile is off limits to dogs as there can be many foods that end up in the compost bin that are toxic. If your dog does ingest anything you suspect is poisonous or toxic, you can call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center 24-hour Emergency Hotline at 888-426-4435.

You can try protecting your plants from dogs that like chewing on them by using pepper spray made with jalapeno or cayenne and mixed with water. Spraying this on plants will not hurt the plant or your dog, and it may be all that is needed to make your dog choose their own toys to chew on instead.

Dogs also love to chew on your sprinkler parts because they really don’t know the difference between their toys or some object sticking up out of the ground. For bubblers in rock or mulch areas, you can try covering with chicken wire or burying the emitters under the rock or mulch.

Urine spots in your lawn are caused by your dog squatting (whether male or female) and depositing a large amount of urine, which contains a large amount of nitrogen, into the grass. Unfortunately, there aren’t many remedies for this problem. A few include creating a dog run with mulch or gravel, or you can just resign yourself to reseeding or resodding each spring to fix these patches. 

Personally, as far as my poor dog "Whiskey," and my accidental poisoning, when the local Vet took a look at her, she seemed to be 'no worse for the wear.'  In fact, though I no longer buy them or grow them, when grapes are around, I still have to keep a watchful eye out, as she seems to have acquired a taste, and possibly shows signs of being influenced by "Grip of the Grape."

Some historic photos are hard to look at

 

Thing of the past ...
10 H.P. Stanley Steamer, climbing 45% grade, J.H. Wright Agent, Independence, Iowa
Created / Published:1910.
Headings:
- Automobiles--1910
- United States--Iowa--Independence
Genre:
Postcards--1910
Photographs--1910
Notes:
- Title from item.
- Copyright by Gilbert Studio.
- Copyright no.: J 142611.
- Transfer; Copyright Office; 44090
Medium: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
Call Number/Physical Location: PCRD 4 - Iowa - Independence, no. 4 [P&P]
Source Collection: Postcard filing series (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id:pcrd 1d01635 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d01635
pcrd 2d01635 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.2d01635
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024687971

 

Thing of the past ...
This lot is filled with new Model T Ford cars and trucks. The most popular auto by 1920 was the Ford Model T. It was reliable and inexpensive. By 1926, one could buy a new Model T for as little as $300.
“I learned to drive when I was twelve years old. I just learned to drive by myself, nobody to teach me. You didn’t have to have a driver’s license. It was a great shift, an old Model T. And one day I was allowed to take the car, I guess I was about fifteen at the time. . . . We went out on Arapahoe [Road], and I bumped into a bunch of cows. I couldn’t stop fast enough. It didn’t damage the car or anything, but I was scared to death to tell my folks about it. And I didn’t get the car by myself after that.”
Source: Della Friedman quoted in Maria M. Rogers ed., In Other Words: Oral Histories of the Colorado Frontier (Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1996): page 72.
Photo from Denver Public Library, Western History Collection
From:Doing History: Keeping the Past,
University of Northern Colorado, Hewit Institute

 

Thing of the past ...
In the "Bobtail" Mine, Black Hawk Canyon, Colorado
4 men and a horse in a mine.
Created / Published: c1898 Aug. 4.
Notes
- 46465 U.S. Copyright Office
- Stereo by the Keystone View Co., copyrighted by B.L. Singley.
- This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
- Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Horses...; Colo. ; Mines... Gold; Shelf.
Medium: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
Call Number/Physical Location:
STEREO U.S. GEOG FILE - Colorado--Gold mining industry [item] [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id:stereo 1s11188 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s11188
cph 3b03621 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b03621
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004679453

 

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Opening of Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.
Credit Denver Public Library Special Collections
Creator Ogden & Irish.
Date 1891
Summary A view of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car near the train depot at Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is constructed of rusticated stone and has a wooden porch at the second level with a railing. Men check the train for it's first trip.

 

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Large group photo of miners outside of mine in the San Juans
Photo taken between 1900 and 1930
Byers Photo (Montrose, Colo.)
Southwest Colorado historic photonegatives
from the Walker Art Studio (Montrose, Colo.)
Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College.

 

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[Night club, Aspen]
Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988, photographer
Created / Published
February, 1970.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Aspen
Notes:
- Title, date, and keywords based on information that came with or on collection items.
- FRISSELL - Job 1970-04 contains B&W and color.
- Client: Vogue.
- Title devised by staff.
- Container Notes: Aspen, Colo., Dance - 4, Duffy, Mary, 15 rejects + 4 misc.
- Original folder title: Aspen, Colo.
- General information about the Toni Frissell photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/coll.090
Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-F905-39759 [item] [P&P]
Source Collection: Toni Frissell photograph collection
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: tofr 39759 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/tofr.39759
Library of Congress Control Number:2021742202  

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Chicago Special, Burlington Route, Colorado
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer
Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
Created / Published: c1900.
Headings:
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
- Railroads
- United States--Colorado
Genre: Photochrom prints--Color
Notes:
- Detroit Publishing Co., no. 80116.
- Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Medium: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 3888, no. 23 [P&P]
Source Collection: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: det 4a31614 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/det.4a31614
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016802671  

 

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Saloons and hotel burned 1919
Credit: Denver Public Library Special Collections
Date :[1908]
Men pose on columned porches of frame saloons in Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado. They wear vests, suspenders, aprons, hats, and bib overalls. A dog and horse are to one side. 

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Ute Hotel
Harry H. Buckwalter, Photographer
Photo taken between 1890 and 1910
View of The Ute Hotel in Woodland Park (Teller County), Colorado; a long building with towers and circular porches.
Buckwalter Collection, Colorado Historical Society 

 

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William Henry Jackson and another man with photographic equipment on mountain near Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, 1871-1878
Created / Published: [between 1871 and 1878]
Headings:
- Jackson, William Henry,--1843-1942
- Photography--Wyoming--1870-1880
- Cliffs--Wyoming--1870-1880
- Jedediah Smith Wilderness--1870-1880
Genre:Photographic prints--1870-1880
Notes:
- No. 24469-FFG. (OWI list of codes indicates "FFG" refers to a federal agency source.)
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 4304 [item] [P&P]
Digital Id: cph 3b39745 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b39745
Library of Congress Control Number: 93510825

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Funeral on the mountain
Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and stand on the porch of the boarding house.
Date: 1902
Notes: Formerly F31265.; Title and "Mine boarding house at the Smuggler-Union mine, Telluride Chas. M. Baker, Superintendent of Smuggler-Union mine, Telluride Times (weekly) John McRhee, San Miguel Forum." hand-written on back of print.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.

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The palisades, Alpine Pass, Colorado
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer
Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
Created / Published: c1899.
Headings:
- Mountains
- United States--Colorado--Alpine Pass
Genre: Photochrom prints--Color
Notes:
- Detroit Publishing Co., no. 59014.
- Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Medium: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 3888, no. 16 [P&P]
Source Collection: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id:det 4a31607 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/det.4a31607
Library of Congress Control Number:2016802664

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"Doc" Conway, rancher from Craig, Colorado, talking to Beckman, commission merchant from Denver stockyards, by livestock pens in Craig, Colorado
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Created / Published: 1941 Sept.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Moffat County--Craig
Genre:Safety film negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch7
- Film copy on SIS roll 8, frame 982.
Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location:
LC-USF34- 058857-D [P&P] LOT 462 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: fsa 8c15919 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c15919
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017808334 

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Saloons and hotel burned 1919
Credit: Denver Public Library Special Collections
Date :[1908]
Men pose on columned porches of frame saloons in Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado. They wear vests, suspenders, aprons, hats, and bib overalls. A dog and horse are to one side. 

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Ute Hotel
Harry H. Buckwalter, Photographer
Photo taken between 1890 and 1910
View of The Ute Hotel in Woodland Park (Teller County), Colorado; a long building with towers and circular porches.
Buckwalter Collection, Colorado Historical Society 

 

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William Henry Jackson and another man with photographic equipment on mountain near Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, 1871-1878
Created / Published: [between 1871 and 1878]
Headings:
- Jackson, William Henry,--1843-1942
- Photography--Wyoming--1870-1880
- Cliffs--Wyoming--1870-1880
- Jedediah Smith Wilderness--1870-1880
Genre:Photographic prints--1870-1880
Notes:
- No. 24469-FFG. (OWI list of codes indicates "FFG" refers to a federal agency source.)
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 4304 [item] [P&P]
Digital Id: cph 3b39745 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b39745
Library of Congress Control Number: 93510825

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Funeral on the mountain
Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and stand on the porch of the boarding house.
Date: 1902
Notes: Formerly F31265.; Title and "Mine boarding house at the Smuggler-Union mine, Telluride Chas. M. Baker, Superintendent of Smuggler-Union mine, Telluride Times (weekly) John McRhee, San Miguel Forum." hand-written on back of print.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.

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Troop D of the Colorado National Guard pose with Gatling guns during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Shows the Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Company building painted with signs: "The C. C., S. & O. Co." and "Ore Co."
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. 

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Dr. Hubert Work, Colorado, cameo portrait
Bain News Service, publisher
Created / Published:
1/19/22 (date created or published later by Bain)
Genre:Glass negatives
Notes:
Hubert Work (July 3, 1860 – December 14, 1942) was a U.S. administrator and physician. He served as the United States Postmaster General from 1922 until 1923 during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. He served as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1923 until 1928 during the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He settled in Colorado and founded Woodcroft Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1896.
Work was active in the Republican Party and served as the Colorado state chairman in 1912. In 1914, Work ran unsuccessfully in a special election for the United States Senate. He was defeated by Democrat Charles S. Thomas, later the governor of Colorado.
- "156-13" on neg.
- Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
- Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
- General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-B2- 168-13 [P&P]
Source Collection: Bain News Service photograph collection
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id:ggbain 00961 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.00961
Library of Congress Control Number:2014680957 

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The palisades, Alpine Pass, Colorado
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer
Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
Created / Published: c1899.
Headings:
- Mountains
- United States--Colorado--Alpine Pass
Genre: Photochrom prints--Color
Notes:
- Detroit Publishing Co., no. 59014.
- Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Medium: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Call Number/Physical Location: LOT 3888, no. 16 [P&P]
Source Collection: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id:det 4a31607 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/det.4a31607
Library of Congress Control Number:2016802664

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"Doc" Conway, rancher from Craig, Colorado, talking to Beckman, commission merchant from Denver stockyards, by livestock pens in Craig, Colorado
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Created / Published: 1941 Sept.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Moffat County--Craig
Genre:Safety film negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch7
- Film copy on SIS roll 8, frame 982.
Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location:
LC-USF34- 058857-D [P&P] LOT 462 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: fsa 8c15919 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c15919
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017808334 

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Fruit pickers emptying sacks of peaches into a crate, Delta County, Colorado]
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published:[1940 Sept.]
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Delta County
Genre:Nitrate negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.)
- Appears to be related to negative LC-USF33-012888-M5 https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1998001767/PP/
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium: 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location: LC-USF33- 012888-M4 [P&P]
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: fsa 8a29401 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a29401
Library of Congress Control Number:2017743108

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Ranch horses. Near Ashcroft, Colorado
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Created / Published:1941 Sept.
Headings:
- United States--Colorado--Pitkin County--Ashcroft
Genre: Safety film negatives
Notes:
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch7
- Film copy on SIS roll 8, frame 1100.
Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location:LC-USF34- 059110-D [P&P] LOT 479 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id:fsa 8c16007 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c16007
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017808610

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Tivoli-Union Brewery, 1320-1348 Tenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Other Title: Milwaukee Brewery
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Good, James
Thing of the past ...
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Tivoli-Union Brewing Company
Occhiato, Carl
Occhiato, Joseph
Associates for the Redevelopment of Tivoli
Rocky Mountain Brewing Company
Endlich, Charles
Union Brewing Company
Burghardt, William
Clement, Daniel E., transmitter
Barrett, William Edmund, photographer
Created / Published:Documentation compiled after 1968
Headings:
- breweries
- brick buildings
- distilling industries
- entertainment
- adaptive reuse
- commerce
- economic development
- brewing industry
- Colorado--Denver County--Denver
Latitude / Longitude: 39.745443,-105.005581
Notes:
- For additional documentation, see also Tivoli-Union Brewery, West Denver Turnhalle (HABS CO-26-A).
- Significance: One of the largest gravity fed breweries in the United States.
- Survey number: HAER CO-1
- Building/structure dates: ca. 1879 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: 1882 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work
- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number:73000469
Medium:
Photo(s): 25
Data Page(s): 4
Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Call Number/Physical Location: HAER COLO,16-DENV,15-
Source Collection: Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Control Number: co0004 

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George Witherell, the murderer of Wall & McCain. Lynched Dec. 4, 1888
Photograph shows George Witherell's lifeless body hanging from a telephone pole in Canon City, Colorado; a crowd stands nearby.
Created / Published: 1888.
Headings:
- Witherell, George R.,--Death & burial
- Lynchings--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890
Genre:
Photographic prints--1880-1890
Notes:
- Copyright 1906.
- Title from item.
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Call Number/Physical Location
SSF - Executions -- Lynching [item] [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: cph 3a14661 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a14661
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012646362