One of Seven Hay Rakes Purchased with the Use of Reimbursable, 1936
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"One of Seven Hay Rakes Purchased with the Use of Reimbursable": Carl Crooked Arm stands atop one of his seven new hay rakes, pulled by a team of two horses, that he recently purchased with the use of reimbursable funds. Reimbursable funds are a form of economic aid that the federal government provided to farmers during the 1930s Depression. Other farmers can be seen in the background harvesting hay fields.
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 #9023.2
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 #9023.2
Creators:
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., Charles S. Runyan
Keywords:
1930's
Montana
Carl
Division Extension & Industry
Harvest
Mower
St Xavier
1930s
Black & white image
Crops
Farm equipment
Hay
Reimbursement funds
hay rake
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Carl Crooked Arm
Crow Indian Reservation
Farming
Horses
Reservation hat
image
Big Horn County
Crooked Arm
Crow Indians
Farms
Men
Runyan, Charles S.
rake