Colorful Periods of Colorado History, Agriculture, 1 color block: The Pioneer Farm Household (Household Equipment)

Colorful Periods of Colorado History, Agriculture, 1 color block: The Pioneer Farm Household (Household Equipment)

William Traher

Sam Scott

National Art Administration Project

1937

Print depicts pioneer family in the upper right with items from their household around them including a fireplace, gun, cloth, spinning wheel, coffee grinder, etc.On the print: at the top: "THE PIONEER FARM HOUSEHOLD top right: "ADOBE FIREPLACES WERE IN COMMON USE THESE LOGS ARE OF HAND-HEWN COTTONWOOD" top center: "CLOTHING WAS MADE BY THE PIONEER FARM WIFE FROM BOLTS OF CLOTH BROUGHT IN CHESTS ACROSS THE PLAINS" middle right: "HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES IN COMMON USE DUTCH OVEN COFFEE GRINDER AND CHURN CANDLESTICK MOLD AND SNUFFERS COPPER KETTLES" middle left: "COPPERED BLOCK FOR PRINTING THE POPULAR CALICOS" bottom edge: "MUSTACHE CUP WOMENS WATER CARRIER CARDS FOR COMBING WOLL SPINNING WHEEL YARN AND KNITTED ARTICLE THE FIRST SHEEP "SCRUEEY" NAVAHOES WERE NOT COMMON UNTIL THE SEVENTIES SMOOTHING IRON HOT PIECES INSERTED"

Woodcut print

Family

Pioneer

Equipment

Farm

Household

Spinning wheel

Gun

Coffee grinder

Fireplace

Dutch oven

Candlestick

Snuffer

Kettle

Copper

Butter churn

Shaving Mug

Sheep

Mittens

Cloth

Trunk

Cloth Bolt

Basket

Hat

Apron

Tools & Equipment for Communication

Education

State Historical Society of Colorado

Plains to Peaks Collective

physical object

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