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Jeremiah & Daniel Moulton at Cape Neddick, York, Maine

Description

Two men named, Jeremiah and Daniel Moulton, shear sheep in a barn in Cape Neddick, York, Maine. The sheep wool surrounds the two men as they work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

farmers
farms
shears (cutting tools)
wool (hair)
barns
agriculture
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Order Oct. 20,1939 / Sheep shearing on floor of barn. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 6 1/4 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0100.004

Image Dimensions

6 1/4 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

York county (Maine) [county]
Cape Neddick (York county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Quimby, Frederick B., 1868-1896 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Moulton, Daniel
Moulton, Jeremiah

Subjects

Sheep-shearing

Description Level

Item

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