Fall cutting of alfalfa on the Pearch place using a two-horse team. There is a couple standing to the left of the horses, the woman holding a child on her hip. [Thomas Pearch was born in 1917 so it could be he.] A boy is seated on the seat of the cutter with a woman standing next to him. Vern (Elmo Levern) Pearch was born in 1878 and came to Leadville in 1881. Several years later, he located a homestead on Squaw creek. "He was always interested...

Branding calves on the Bearden place. From left, from left Rolland, Ellis and Ray Bearden.

Feeding horses on the Bearden place. The driver of the team is probably Roland J. Bearden.