Thursday, July 1, 2021

Potato pickers San Luis Valley

Thing of the past ...


Potato picker empties basket into shaker screen, Rio Grande County, Colorado

Creator(s): Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1939 October.



Potato pickers in town, Monte Vista, Colorado

Creator(s): Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1939 October.










Potato pickers, Rio Grande County, Colorado
Creator(s): Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1939 October.


Sewing a sack of potatoes, Rio Grande County, Colorado

Creator(s): Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1939 Oct.

Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives

1 comment:

Clara Lou said...

Hello Rob
Do you know of any info about THE one & only Fred Simpson and his bean fields in the San Luis Valley? I understood at one time his Midland Bean Company was one of the largest. Thank you.