Two of The Registered Stallions to Breed Saddle Mares, 1936
Crow Indian Gardeners & Farmers 1930s
Description:
"Two of The Registered Stallions That The Stockmen May Use Free to Breed Their Saddle Mares": Two Crow stockmen stand in front of a fence, each holding the reins of registered stallions- one saddled- that will be used for breeding free of charge. Both of the stockmen are dressed in cotton shirts and pants- one wears a cowboy hat, while the other only shows an arm and a leg. A house-like building is also shown behind the unsaddled stallion.
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 report.
Catalog Number:
CIVAM-NARA #8987.1
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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 #8987.1
Creators:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Extension and Industry, Charles S. Runyan
Keywords:
1930's
Black & white image
Crow Indians
Men
1930s
Clothing
Fences
Photograph
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Cowboy hats
Horses
Saddle
Big Horn County, Montana
Crow Indian Reservation
House
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