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Sheep breeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = TD

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Fat-Rump Rambouillet Lamb, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1635
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a fat-rumped Rambouillet lamb standing in a sheep pen in the early/mid 20th century. According to the text beneath the image, the lamb was produced at the South Dakota Research Station as an experiment to breed sheep that would flourish in deep snow and it continues by describing the characteristics of the lamb.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Pure-Bred Rambouillet Ewe, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1657
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a pure-bred Rambouillet ewe owned by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in the early/mid 20th century. The text beneath the image describes the characteristics of the Rambouillet sheep.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Sire of a New Breed - Fat Rumped Ram, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1710
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a pure-bred fat-rumped ram from Siberia that was owned by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station which was used to sire a new breed of sheep that could better withstand the cold in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s