Several Tons of Cattle Feed, 1935
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"Several Tons of Cattle Feed": A rancher walks towards a large pile of hay that sits behind harvest equipment. A man stands on top of the pile, which gives a sense of its size. The hay will either be sold or used to feed the rancher's cattle during the winter months. A fence and other farm equipment are also shown.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Originals: b&w glossy photograph
Date of Creation:
1935
Physical Details:
One of two black and white glossy photographs placed in brackets, attached to a page in report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #8767.1
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, 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 #8767.1
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Charles S. Runyan
Keywords:
1930's
Black & white image
Division Extension & Industry
Hay
Ranches
image
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Cowboys
Farm equipment
Men
Ranching
Big Horn County
Crow Indian Reservation
Fences
Photograph
American Indian
Montana
Crow Indians
Harvest
Ranchers
Swather