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Sheep on central campus, 1905 Item Info

A flock of sheep on the central campus lawn near the Campanile, which is in the background of the image. A shepherd and his dog are standing with the sheep on the near side of an unpaved road which cuts cross the central campus. The insignia of a Mr. Gardner, the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) photographer, is on the lower left corner of the image. A note on the back of the photograph states: "Probably sheep were used instead of lawn mowers to keep grass down.".
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Title:
Sheep on central campus, 1905
Creator (Organization):
Iowa State University
Date Created:
1905
Description:
A flock of sheep on the central campus lawn near the Campanile, which is in the background of the image. A shepherd and his dog are standing with the sheep on the near side of an unpaved road which cuts cross the central campus. The insignia of a Mr. Gardner, the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) photographer, is on the lower left corner of the image. A note on the back of the photograph states: "Probably sheep were used instead of lawn mowers to keep grass down.".
Subject (Topic):
Bell towers Sheep
Subject (Organization):
Iowa State University
Location:
Iowa--Story County Iowa
Language:
zxx
Source:
Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records, 1859-2015
Call Number:
RS 4/8
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cx82
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
21.6 x 15.9 cm
Genre:
photographs
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Iowa State University photographs
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9610vr73
Identifier:
universityphotographs473
Filename:
4-8-i_campanile_230-1-8.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pr7mt7b

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