Church Ditch

Photograph

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Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Church Ditch

Entry/Object ID

1999.12.7

Description

Black and white photograph print of Church ditch, circa 1900. The print is 3.75" x 4.75," silver gelatin. The image shows water pouring into two waterways from a small pool of water enclosed by short concrete walls. Six men are seen residing around the ditch. The man sitting on concrete with hat in hand was Fred Jones; George Henry Church is to the left of Jones; and William P. Burgess has a cap on to the far left. The Church ditch divided into the Dry Creek Valley and Equity ditches. Inscription in pencil on the reverse side reads: "Church ditch divides into Dry Creek Valley & Equity ditches. Fred Jones sitting on concrete. George Henry Church in dark suit. W.P. Burgess with cap on"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Silver Gelatin Print

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1900

Place

Location

Broomfield, CO

Notes

Date: 1900 circa Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Farming, Irrigation canals & flumes

Search Terms

Church Ditch

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burgess, William P.

Person or Organization

George Henry Church

Related Entries

Notes

1999.12.14, 1999.12.15, 1999.12.16, 1999.12.2, 1999.12.3, 1999.12.4, 1999.12.5, 1999.12.6, 1999.12.8, 1999.12.9 Related material was all created and/or collected by the Crawford family, and ultimately donated together as part of the same collection.

Provenance

Notes

This photograph was donated along with other photographs by Robert and Marlene Crawford to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 1999. The photographs were originally created by the Crawford family, and document the family's life and honey business from circa 1900 onward.