Tagging a Calf
Photographer
New Mexico State Tourist Bureau
(active 20th century)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.6 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.1116
DescriptionCowboys hold down a calf while a man attaches a tag to its ear. The calf is lying in the dirt and the men are sitting on and nearby its head. A man uses a clamp to attach the tag.A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "New Mexico Cattlemen place their trademarks on cattle by means of brands and ear tags. Here is a calf, held down by cowboys, having the tags clamped in its ears. The chaps, seen on the cowboy in the center foreground, are work gear for cowboys who ride New Mexico's ranges."
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