[Locations - Buildings - Offices/Businesses]

[various]

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

Consists of 10 photos:

(1) RMFU office in the 1940s and early 1950s, across the street from the Farmers Union Marketing Association on East 45th Avenue near Vasquez Blvd.

(2) CFU members leveling the land and preparing the foundation for the Colorado Farmers Union office after the groundbreaking ceremony, September 20, 1941. Caption reads: "Groundbreaking for offices on East 46th Street".

(3) Groundbreaking for the Colorado Farmers Union office building, September 20, 1941. Jim Patton riding an ox. Clarence Moore of KOA radio standing beside Patton. Long-time CFU members in front of the KOA sound truck include Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Costen and Jim Kimber of Wray; A.J. Hadley of Paonia and E. E. Ormsbee of Grand Junction.

(4) Groundbreaking for the Colorado Farmers Union office building, September 20, 1941. Jim Patton standing far right.

(5) Farmers Union grain elevator, c. 1950s. Caption on back reads: "Farmers Union Co-op of Riverton; Herb Parsons, Manager".

(6) Farmers Union Marketing Association Board of Directors and manager, c. 1950s.

(7) Farmers Union Marketing Association elevator and feed distribution center, East 45th Avenue, Denver, c. 1960s.

(8) RMFU Board of Directors cutting the ribbon for the RMFU office at East 45th Avenue in Denver, late 1960s. Left to right: Frank Heck, Grand Junction; Elton Miller, Fort Lupton; Frank Buchanan, Yuma; Maurice Parker, Fort Morgan, who was also vice president; John Orcutt, Commissioner of Agriculture, state of Colorado; Charles Hanavan, Jr., Cheyenne Wells, who was president; Paul Hudson, Melrose, New Mexico; Rudy Rutar, Torrington, Wyoming; Guy Poe, Holyoke; and Wallace Klaseen, Crawford.

(9) Harmony Market, a coooperative grocery store in Fort Collins sponsored by RMFU and featuring locally grown products, c. 2002. Long Family Farms provided pork, Ochsners (Weld County) provided beef, and Wisdoms (Phillips County) provided natural chicken and eggs.

(10) Another cooperative store located east of Pueblo, with local producers providing foods, including the salsa held by one of the men, c. 2002

Colorado State University. Libraries

1940s - 2002

Still Image

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ARMFPPSa100032IVAa

RMFU0253-259; RMFU0452; RMFU0580-581

Original: photos; black and white, color; various sizes.

Records of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Colorado Agricultural Archive, Archives and Special Collections, Colorado State University; Photographic Prints Series; Subseries IVA: Locations - Buildings - Offices/Businesses. Finding Aid: "http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/agriculture/armf.html"

1940s - 2002