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Farmer and Cows

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A farmer in overalls and hat stands in a pasture next to a Holstein cow. He holds a bucket and is gripping one of the cow's horns. More cows are grouped in the background on the left. Hills and trees can be seen on the horizon.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 7 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Matthew Witt photographs, circa 1917-1950
Call Number PH 2859.4

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013679
Legacy ID
WHi 88973

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Man with Dog and Calves

Man with Dog and Calves

1909

A man wearing a hat and overalls standing in an orchard with a Holstein calf eating from a bucket to his right, and a dog to his left. Another calf is standing in the background.

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Man with Two Horses

Man with Two Horses

circa 1920-1929

A man wearing overalls and a hat holds the bridles of two large horses facing him in a farmyard. Farm buildings and wooded hills are in the background.

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Farmer Steadying Newborn Calf in Field

Farmer Steadying Newborn Calf in Field

A farmer holds a newborn calf steady as it stands with its mother in an open field. The mother cow nuzzles the calf.

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Cows Resting in Hilltop Pasture

Cows Resting in Hilltop Pasture

2004

Holstein cows resting on a sunny day in a hilltop pasture. View to horizon towards wooded hills with clouds in the sky.

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Man Holding Dairy Cow

Man Holding Dairy Cow

June 3, 1929

A man wearing a hat and overalls holding a dairy cow in front of a farmhouse. Trees, a barn with a silo, and other dairy cows are seen in the background. The original caption reads: "Earl Hughes R#...

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People and Farm Animals in a Pasture

People and Farm Animals in a Pasture

Stereograph of an elevated view of a group of people standing in a pasture near a stream. Roaming about are cows, horses and sheep. The cow in the foreground is standing in the stream. Fences, fiel...

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