Feeding the Ussery Buffalo
DateDecember 17, 1973
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (16.5 × 22.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2021.024.023
DescriptionMrs. Margaret Ussery holds out a hand toward a buffalo to feed the animal while her young daughter, Meredith, looks on. One buffalo reaches its head toward Mrs. Ussery's hand. A second buffalo stands nearby. Both Margaret and Meredith are wearing winter coats. They are standing in a dirt pen with a fence in the background. A caption on the photograph reads, "Shush and Shag the buffaloes are fed by Mrs. Al Ussery and her daughter Meredith, 5. The family has four buffalo in their backyard."On View
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