Here are a few more of the 275+ historical photographs and illustrations from our book…

HOLD UP! Willie Cowan, Pete Cowan, Alex Cowan, Art Jamison, John Hunt and little Edmond Barry. Playing with guns in front of the Barry family’s cabin, behind the bunkhouse on the Schriver Ranch, in Rosita, 1913.

This image won FIRST PLACE for a photo from the PAST in the CUSTER COUNTY PAST AND PRESENT PHOTO CONTEST in Westcliffe, Colorado, August, 2023.

Students in the Rosita School, 1901 An arrow points to Arthur Jamison, near the center of the group.

In 1910, Art lived with his Aunt Rose and Uncle Ed Barry in Aguilar, Colorado. He found work as a delivery driver for the State Mercantile Company. Art is pictured here with his team of “Ornery Spanish Mules." Shaddy’s Store shows in the background.

Edmond Barry, Art’s young cousin, is pictured here with burros, laundry and a water well, behind the main house at the Schriver Ranch. Pringle Hill shows on the left. In Rosita, 1914.

Three Friends: Jimmie Pringle, left Clarence Hunt, center Art Jamison, right