Name/Title
Milking a Cow at Platte Purchase DaysEntry/Object ID
2023.ACM.51Description
The Platte Purchase Days event provided a way for community members to experience history coming to life. Milking a cow, shown in this photograph, was common practice on a farm in 1830s and was one of the many different scenes visitors would see during the event.
In the photograph, five people are surrounding a milking cow. Four of them are in costumes that represent clothing from the early 19th century. From left to right, the man on the farthest left is wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a work shirt from that period. Next, to him on the right is a female wearing a blue skirt, black shirt, and bluebonnet. To her left is a young boy sitting on a milking stool, milking the cow. The boy is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and black pants. The cow is brown except for the head, which has white on top of its head, in its ears, and near its mouth and nose with a light tan harness on. Next, to the young boy milking the cow is another young boy who is standing next to the cow, petting it. He is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and dark brown pants. He also has a leather sheath for holding a knife. Next, to him is a female wearing a white dress and white bonnet, who is also petting the cow. There is a black feed tub, which is empty, near the feet of the boy and woman in the white dress on the ground. There is a fence that surrounds the people and the cow. In the background, on the left, is the Marx Cabin next to a tree. On the other side is the Andrew County Museum. In the background, in the center of the photo, is the flagpole with the United States flag and the Missouri flag underneath it. There are houses farther back in the background behind the flagpole.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
DigitalContext
This is a photo of what Platte Purchase Days was like and some of the activities that occurred.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1997 - circa 2002Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsExhibitions
Exhibition
Andrew County Museum and Historical Society HistoryNotes
D2
