Plenty of winter care insures good strong calves and profits instead of losses
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"Plenty of winter care insures good strong calves and profits instead of losses." A Crow woman stands atop her wagon, pulled by two horses, to distribute hay to her cattle so that the livestock have proper feed during the winter months. The agricultural agent Runyon took the photograph to document Crow Indian agricultural skill and productivity. As this image shows, both men and women participated in the family ranch enterprise.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Originals: b&w glossy photograph
Date of Creation:
1937
Physical Details:
A black and white glossy photograph placed in paper brackets, attached to a page in a government report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #9222.2
External Links:
Provenance:
The photograph appears 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, 1937 to December 31, 1937."
Citation:
Clarence S. Runyan, Agricultural Extension Agent, Annual Report of the Division of Extension and Industry, Crow Reservation to Director of Extension and Industry, From January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1937. United States Department of Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 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 #9222.2
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Keywords:
1930s
Animal Husbandry
Montana
Crow Indians
Grazing
Indians of North America
Ranches
Wagon
image
1937
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Black & white image
Division Extension & Industry
cattle
Photograph
Ranching
Winter
images
Agriculture
B&W Photo
Cattle
Farm equipment
Hay
Ranchers
American Indian
Women
woman rancher
Agriculutural Agents
Big Horn County
Crow Indian Reservation
Feed
Horses
women
Snow
Women Ranchers