"Lets Eat, "1935
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
Two Crow women and two Crow men, surrounded by young children and other community members, pose during a "feed"- an outdoor picnic- in Big Horn County, Montana. Two tipis and several 1910s- or 1920s-era automobiles are in the background.
The women in the foreground, and those in the background, are pictured with scarves and printed dresses, which was popular attire for this period. Most of the women pictured have their heads covered, but the two women who are posed in front do not. All of the men pictured wear white shirts and hats. Most of the hats are reservation hats, a type of elongated cowboy hat, which was popular among Plains Indians around this time.
The tipis from this era had canvas covers, instead of buffalo hide. Traditionally, Crow families used the four-pole foundation. Poles could be twenty-feet in length.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Original: b&w glossy photograph
Date of Creation:
1935
Physical Details:
Black and white glossy photograph placed in brackets, attached to a page in report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #8782.2
External Links:
Provenance:
The photographs appear in Clarence S. Runyan, Agriculture Extension Agent, "Annual Report of Division of Extension and Industry, Crow Reservation, To Director of Extension and Industry, From January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1935." Judging by other pages that are numbered in the report, this is page 14, but the page number for this page is not visible.
Citation:
Charles S. Runyan, Agricultural Agent, U.S. Dept of Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Field Service, “Annual Report of Division of Extension and Industry: Crow Reservation; To Director of Extension and Industry; From January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1935.” Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs (RG 75), Central Classified Files, 1907-39; Crow; 40761-1912-.023.1 To 130-1936-031; Box 2: PI-163 E-121 HM 2001. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. CIVAM-NARA #8782.2
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Charles S. Runyan
Keywords:
1930s
Beanies
Big Horn Mountains
Cowboy hats
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Group photograph
Reservation hat
image
8782.2
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Black & white image
Crow Indian Reservation
cotton print
Men
Tipis
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Big Horn County
Clothing
Crow Indians
Feeds
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Women
Automobile
Montana
Cookware
Division Extension & Industry
Food
Picnic
head scarves