Branding Calves at Gwatkin Farms Ltd.
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- Date Range
- 1980-1990
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20241020
- Physical Description
- 2 black and white photographic prints, mounted on cardboard.
- Scope and Content
- Two black and white photographs of branding scenes: 20241020001 -View, looking north, of a person on horseback holding a roped calf. The man on horseback is Aiden Graham. A group of people surround the calf, holding it while it is neutered. The person in the striped shirt is Carol Gwatkin. St.…
- Date Range
- 1980-1990
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 black and white photographic prints, mounted on cardboard.
- Acquisition Source
- Richard Gwatkin
- Custodial History
- The prints were donated as part of a U-shaped branding iron from Gwatkin Farms. Refer to Museum P20230004000.
- Scope and Content
- Two black and white photographs of branding scenes: 20241020001 -View, looking north, of a person on horseback holding a roped calf. The man on horseback is Aiden Graham. A group of people surround the calf, holding it while it is neutered. The person in the striped shirt is Carol Gwatkin. St. Mary's River is in the background. 20241020002 - View, looking south, of a calf being caught for branding. 4 men are wrestling the calf: Doug Herbers (wearing a visor), Brian Finlay at right, Al Brovold holding the calf's head. 4th person unidentified. Source: Interview with Richard Gwatkin (donor) by Kevin MacLean, Museum Collections Technician, Galt Museum and Archives, February, 2024.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20241020
- Collection
- Archive
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