The Round Up of the Little Horn Cattle Association, 1935
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"The Round Up of the Little Horn Cattle Association": Two Indian cattlemen on horseback drive a large herd of cattle that graze in front of the mountains. Presumably one of the men is Eli Black Hawk and other man who are pictured in the photograph on the same page of the report.
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 #8738.1
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 #8738.1
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Charles S. Runyan
Keywords:
1930's
Black & white image
Cowboys
Grazing, cattle
Lodge Grass District
Ranches
1930s
Black Hawk, Eli
Crow Indian Reservation
Horses
Men
Ranching, American Indian
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Cattle
Crow Indians
Little Horn Cattle Association
Photograph
image
Big Horn County, Montana
Cattle Drives
Division Extension & Industry
Little Horn, Montana
Ranchers
Image