Photo, Print, Drawing Image 1 of Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day, memorial service for horse, Phillips County, Montana

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day, memorial service for horse, Phillips County, Montana

Names

  • Young, Kay, 1931- (Collector)
  • Crummett, Michael, 1948- (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • Phillips County, Montana, September 2, 1979

Headings

  • -  Wagons
  • -  Horses
  • -  Wagon trains
  • -  Photographs
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  United States -- Montana -- Phillips County

Genre

  • Photographs
  • Ethnography

Notes

  • -  Index data: Image numbers, descriptions: with the Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day ride: 1, crossing open prairie at mid-morning; 2-5, photographs taken from the inside of a wagon, photographer's notes state, "as a passenger in Russ Jacobsen's wagon, one gains a 'looking out' perspective punctuated by the rumble and sometimes sudden jolt of traveling on 4 wooden wheels"; 6, photographer's notes state, "in the driver's seat of Howard Smith's wagon, riding high above the team"; 7-8, mounted rider crossing open area, man with two horses at a small body of water, photographer's notes state, "word comes back from a young cowboy that 'water's up ahead'"; 9, participant Art Warren stand in his saddle; 10-11, participants stand in a ceremony, the photographer's notes state, "'bidding adieu' to Flash, the Canadian born and bred sorrel [horse], who died suddenly with a twisted colon in the middle of the night; Vern Traille, who brought Flash down from Moose Jaw, Sask., presides at the memorial service and has placed the large rock down as the headstone which will be painted at a later time"; 12, wagon train passes through fence gate, the photographer's says, "unlike their forefathers did"; 13-18, crossing the rolling prairie; fieldworker Kay Young riding in Howard Smith's wagon, second from left in frame 14; 19, wagon boss Bud Hasler (in straw hat); 20, horses being watered at stock tank at the end of the day's ride.

Medium

  • 35 mm color slide

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/005: MT9-MC48

Source Collection

  • Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress believes that some of the materials in this collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions, and are therefore free to use or reuse. For example, the fieldwork in this collection is in the public domain in the United States.

However, the Library has obtained permission for the use of other materials, and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law. For example, some of the recordings contain copyrighted music, and not all of the performers and other individuals who were recorded signed releases for public use of their work.

In addition, the American Folklife Center and the professional fieldworkers who carry out these projects feel a strong ethical responsibility to the people they have visited and who have consented to have their lives documented for the historical record. The Center asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here. Researchers are also reminded that privacy and publicity rights may pertain to certain uses of this material.

Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these collection materials should contact the Folklife Reading Room for assistance. Rights assessment is your responsibility. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Permissions may additionally be required from holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights). Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. However, the information we have may not be accurate or complete.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Credit line: Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Young, Kay, and Michael Crummett. Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day, memorial service for horse, Phillips County, Montana. United States Montana Phillips County, 1979. Phillips County, Montana, September 2. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_mc48/.

APA citation style:

Young, K. & Crummett, M. (1979) Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day, memorial service for horse, Phillips County, Montana. United States Montana Phillips County, 1979. Phillips County, Montana, September 2. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_mc48/.

MLA citation style:

Young, Kay, and Michael Crummett. Milk River Wagon Train, fourth day, memorial service for horse, Phillips County, Montana. Phillips County, Montana, September 2. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_mc48/>.