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Zookeeper milking a cow

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A white male zookeeper is milking a Jersey cow as a little white girl and a white woman, both in dresses, look on, at the Bronx Zoo's Farm-in-the-Zoo. A Guernsey cow's head is on the left side of the photograph as she sniffs the hem of the girl's dress. A large vine-covered building is in the background.
Date Published
1953
Publisher
New York Zoological Society
Subjects
Jersey cattle
Guernsey cattle
Dairy cattle
Milking
Zoo keepers
Zoos
Women, White
Men, White
Children, White
Girls
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
New York (N.Y.)
Notes

No date; likely 1953

Stamped on back, "Must Credit: NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY PHOTO. When this print has served its purpose, please enclose between two heavy pieces of cardboard and return to: PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT. New York Zoological Park. New York 60, N.Y." Typewritten note attached to the back, "7. One of the pleasantest things city people can do is to visit the Bronx Zoo's Farm-in the-Zoo to see all sorts of farm animals. This is milking time at the Farm-in-the-Zoo. Milking, by machine and hand, takes place four times an afternoon, starting at 2:30 on weekdays and 3:30 on Sundays and holidays."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-403.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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