In 1909, some counties in Idaho were going dry, without alcohol. One of the ways to protest was by using an umbrella to symbolize hoping for a wet county, with alcohol. Here are two of John Lorang’s hired hands in a professional portrait. On the left is Henry Lestoe who worked at the Ranch for many years.
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