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After the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home faced a financial crisis in the 1890s, it started to make itself more self-sufficient, in part by establishing an agricultural operation to provide the home with food and income. The home's dairy cows were highly regarded.
Location:
Monte Vista, Colorado
Place:
San Luis Valley
Map:
Date:
1946
Copyright Notes:
Image courtesy of The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.