Excellent Winter Range with Protection from the Cold winds and Snow, 1936
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"Excellent Winter Range with Protection from the Cold winds and Snow": Two Crow Cowboys stand proud as they found the perfect range for the cattle to graze on, with good spots for water and shelter. The winter months can be hard on the men and the cattle.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Originals: b&w glossy photograph
Date of Creation:
1936
Physical Details:
One of two Black and white glossy photographs placed in brackets, attached to a page in the report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #9075.1
External Links:
Provenance:
The photographs in this collection were published in the annual reports of the extension agent for the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry at the Crow Reservation. (The text of the reports has not yet been added to the CIVAM collection.) The report photographs were copied by Cindy Ott at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. in March 2015. Cindy Ott organized three exhibitions of a dozen of the photographs at senior centers in the towns of Crow Agency, Lodge Grass, and Pryor on the Crow reservation in summer 2017. (Catalog records of individual photographs document which ones were exhibited.)
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, 1936 to December 31, 1936.” 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 #9075.1
Creators:
Charles S. Runyan National Archives and Records Administration
Keywords:
1930s
Cattle
Cowhands
cattle
Snow
American Indian cowboys
Cattle Drives
Farming
Group photograph
Winter
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Cow camps
Feed
Range
image
Black & white image
Cowboys
Grazing
Runyan, Charles S.
1930's