![[Some of the shacks in "St. Petersburg," the district in which the beet-workers live in Sterling. Some have to rent even these poor shacks, but many have their own cottages and some buy their farms in a few years]. Location: [Sterling, Colorado] / [Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvc29tZS1vZi10aGUtc2hhY2tzLWluLXN0LXBldGVyc2J1cmctdGhlLWRpc3RyaWN0LWluLXdoaWNoLXRoZS1iZWV0LXdvcmtlcnMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/234/jpg "[Some of the shacks in \"St. Petersburg,\" the district in which the beet-workers live in Sterling. Some have to rent even these poor shacks, but many have their own cottages and some buy their farms in a few years]. Location: [Sterling, Colorado] / [Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15]")
![[Isadore Haumont and family in front of two-story sod house on French Table north of Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjYvaXNhZG9yZS1oYXVtb250LWFuZC1mYW1pbHktaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtdHdvLXN0b3J5LXNvZC1ob3VzZS1vbi1mcmVuY2gtdGFibGUtODU1OGExLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Isadore Haumont and family in front of two-story sod house on French Table north of Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska]")
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![The home of a prosperous beet grower near Sterling, Colorado, who moved here six years ago from South Nebraska and owns four hundred acres now. In the distance is the home of a Russian who rents land from him and another who works on contract. See Hine Report, Colorado. Beet Workers, July 1915. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWhvbWUtb2YtYS1wcm9zcGVyb3VzLWJlZXQtZ3Jvd2VyLW5lYXItc3RlcmxpbmctY29sb3JhZG8td2hvLW1vdmVkLWhlcmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "The home of a prosperous beet grower near Sterling, Colorado, who moved here six years ago from South Nebraska and owns four hundred acres now. In the distance is the home of a Russian who rents land from him and another who works on contract. See Hine Report, Colorado. Beet Workers, July 1915. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado.")
![[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet workers live when not away working the beets. In Greeley, this segregated section is called "The Pansy Bed" (from the varied and vivid coloring of homes). In Sterling, it is called "Petersburg." Location: [Fort Collins, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 30/15]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvdmlld3Mtb2YtdGhlLWp1bmdsZS1pbi1mdC1jb2xsaW5zLXRoZS1zZWN0aW9uLWluLXdoaWNoLXRoZS1iZWV0LXdvcmtlcnMtbGl2ZS0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Views of \"The Jungle,\" in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet workers live when not away working the beets. In Greeley, this segregated section is called \"The Pansy Bed\" (from the varied and vivid coloring of homes). In Sterling, it is called \"Petersburg.\" Location: [Fort Collins, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 30/15]")
![[Views of "The Jungle," in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet workers live when not away working the beets. In Greeley, this segregated section is called "The Pansy Bed" (from the varied and vivid coloring of homes). In Sterling, it is called "Petersburg." Location: [Fort Collins, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 30/15]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvdmlld3Mtb2YtdGhlLWp1bmdsZS1pbi1mdC1jb2xsaW5zLXRoZS1zZWN0aW9uLWluLXdoaWNoLXRoZS1iZWV0LXdvcmtlcnMtbGl2ZS0zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[Views of \"The Jungle,\" in Ft. Collins, the section in which the beet workers live when not away working the beets. In Greeley, this segregated section is called \"The Pansy Bed\" (from the varied and vivid coloring of homes). In Sterling, it is called \"Petersburg.\" Location: [Fort Collins, Colorado] / Photo by Hine, Oct. 30/15]")
![Six-year old Jo, pulling beets for his parents on a farm near Sterling, Colo. This is very heavy work for such little ones, but many do it. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvc2l4LXllYXItb2xkLWpvLXB1bGxpbmctYmVldHMtZm9yLWhpcy1wYXJlbnRzLW9uLWEtZmFybS1uZWFyLXN0ZXJsaW5nLWNvbG8tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Six-year old Jo, pulling beets for his parents on a farm near Sterling, Colo. This is very heavy work for such little ones, but many do it. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15.")
[Some of the shacks in "St. Petersburg," the district in which the beet-workers live in Sterling. Some have to rent even these poor shacks, but many have their own cottages and some buy their farms in a few years]. Location: [Sterling, Colorado] / [Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15]
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Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1915
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Sterling (Colo.), 40.62556, -103.20778
Source
Library of Congress
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