Pure bred drough[t] relief heifers and bulls to be issued as foundation stock, 1935
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
Heifers and bulls stand together up in a corral within open pastureland. The cattle were supplied by the federal government to assist reservation ranchers whose cattle herds dwindled in great numbers during the drought of the 1930s.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Originals: black & white glossy photograph
Date of Creation:
1935
Physical Details:
One black and white glossy photograph placed in paper brackets, attached to a page in a report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #8740.1
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."
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 #8740.1
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry
Keywords:
1930s
Montana
Cattle
Division Extension & Industry
Pasture
American Indian
Agriculutural Agents
Black & white image
Corrals
Fences
Photograph
image
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Bulls
Crow Indian Reservation
Heifers
Ranches
Big Horn County
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Crow Indians
Hereford cattle
Ranching