Alamosa & San Luis Valley

Sugar beet farming can be profitable in Valley, especially around Alamosa, due to water and abundance of “Mexican” labor

2020-01-18T04:06:42+00:00

Sugar beet farming can be profitable in Valley, especially around Alamosa, due to water and abundance of “Mexican” labor

Soil Map of San Luis Valley, showing soil composition, township grid, agricultural canals, and railroads during the early twentieth century. Made by Holmes J. Garnett, 1903

2020-01-18T04:08:42+00:00

Soil Map of San Luis Valley, showing soil composition, township grid, agricultural canals, and railroads during the early twentieth century. Made by Holmes J. Garnett, 1903

The Lucero family pose by an adobe wall on the White Mountain Ranch in Costilla County, San Luis Valley. Undated photo

2020-01-18T04:09:07+00:00

The Lucero family pose by an adobe wall on the White Mountain Ranch in Costilla County, San Luis Valley. Undated photo

Trujillo homestead, near Mosca, builtby Pedro Trujillo, a first generation Hispanic-American, in 1879. He was a small-scale pioneer cattle rancher

2020-01-18T04:09:18+00:00

Trujillo homestead, near Mosca, builtby Pedro Trujillo, a first generation Hispanic-American, in 1879. He was a small-scale pioneer cattle rancher

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