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1953
GUSN-194408
In this study of a group of farmers watching a cattle auction, Reed was clearly interested in the character revealed by their weathered faces. The image was published in the National Humane Review as part of a story documenting inhumane treatment of animals during auctions.
farmers
agriculture
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
1 photograph
PC044
Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972
PC044.TMP.062
Morrisville (Lamoille county, Vermont)
Reed, Verner, 1923-2006 (Photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
cattle auctions
Included in the exhibition, A Changing World: New England in the Photographs of Verner Reed, 1950-1972.
Item
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