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Advertisement for Karakul Sheep. "Bringing a Harem to Texas", 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3031

Scope and Contents

Article, illustration and photographs from the St. Louis Dispatch, January 24, 1909 entitled, "Bringing a Harem to Texas" about Dr. C C Young's importing Karakul sheep from Bokhara [Uzbekistan] to Holliday [Texas]. The illustraion shows a man in Arabic dress offering a platter with small men on it to a Western man in a top hat. There is a map of the Central Asian region and two photographs of women in Uzbek costume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870s-1930s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 slide 82mm by 82mm

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Extent

From the Fonds: 50 boxes

From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides

Physical Description

1 slide 82mm by 82mm

Dimensions

82mm by 82mm

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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