Young sheepherder enjoying siesta ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado
Title-Alternative
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. LC-USF347- 015839-D-B.
Summary
A boy sheepherder sleeps under a cholla cactus near two lambs on an unidentified ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado. He uses his cowboy hat to shield his face from the sun.
Date
[1939 November]
Notes
Description based on content viewed.; No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs( http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html); Scanned image from U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information.; Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, [reproduction number, LC-USF347- 015839-D-B].; Title from website.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Subject
Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheep.; Shepherds.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Sheep--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Shepherds--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, [reproduction number, LC-USF347- 015839-D-B].
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Type of Material
Digital images.; Digital images.; Image
Contributors
Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division.
