Sheep breeds
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Advertisement for Karakul Sheep. "Bringing a Harem to Texas", 1870s-1930s
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.
Doozbai Karakule [sic] Ram, Dr. [C C] Young, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a Doozbai Karakul ram that weighed 302 lbs at 3 years of age at belonged to Dr. Young standing in a sheep pen in the early 20th century.
Karakul Lambs and Dr. [C C] Young, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of eight black Karakul lambs in a sheep pen with Dr. [C C] Young crouching next to them in the lower right hand corner in the early/mid 20th century.
Karakule [Karakul] Sheep and Young's Manager, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of Karakule [Karakul] sheep in a sheep pen next to a barn with a man, Young's manager, and a boy holding lambs in the early 20th century [possibly in El Paso, Texas, United States].
Typical Karakul Coarse Wool Ram, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a typical Karakul coarse wool ram in a sheep pen taken on the ranch of Dr. C.C. Young near El Paso, Texas [United States] in the early 20th century.