John Half of St. Xavier Binding his Wheat, 1936
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"John Half of St. Xavier Binding his Wheat", John Half binds his wheat using his industrial sized tractor, the picaresque background behind him shows off the beauty of the Crow Reservation.
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 #9019.1
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 #9019.1
Creators:
Charles S. Runyan National Archives and Records Administration
Keywords:
1930's
Barnyard
Crow Indians
Gardeners
Photograph
Runyan, Charles S.
image
1930s
Black & white image
Farm equipment
Gardens
Ranchers
St Xavier
images
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Crops
Farming
Harvest
Ranches
Montana
Automobile
Crow Indian Reservation
Farms
John Half
Range
Wheat