Roundup Time for Cows and Calves at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife in 1949

Three men on horseback, following behind a group of cattle on the move along a tall fence made up of posts and wire. All three men wear broadbrimmed hats On the distant horizon is a rise of ground, forming a ridgeline. The POV of the camera is behind the riders.
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
05/01/1949
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: Roundup time for cows and calves. At this time the calves are branded and given numbers, then with their mothers released in proper pastures. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, near Cache, Oklahoma, May 1949.
Facility
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Agriculture
Employees (USFWS)
Farms and farming systems
History
Wildlife management
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service