| Title |
Sheep Shearing at Bonanza |
| Identifier |
A1062 |
| Subject |
Men--Sheep Shearers; Sheep--Wool; Building--Sheep Shearing |
| Description |
Men are seen shearing sheep at the Bonanza Shearing Plant. Shearers were paid by the number of sheep shorn. A typical day was 100 sheep. In the early days their pay was eight cents a head and they the 1950's it increade to 75 cents. Sheep shearing was a strenuous job requiring the shearer to remain in a bending position for most of the day. |
| Publisher |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Date |
1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image, Copyright 2018 Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Holding Institution |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Bit Depth |
8 |
| Archival Resolution |
800 dpi, 3733 x 2529 pixels |
| Low Resolution |
800 x 600 pixels |
| Scanning Technician |
Elaine Carr |
| Scanning Device |
Epson Perfection V800 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Bonanza (Utah) |
| Website |
https://uintahhistory.org |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61879cw |
| Setname |
ucl_rhc |
| ID |
1322843 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61879cw |
