9 Cows of Yesteryear

So as we wind down our week of celebrating one of our favorite large farm animals, we bring you 9 vintage photographs of cows — brown cows, black cows, spotted cows, and everything in between (courtesy of The Library of Congress Archives). Enjoy!

Head of a cow, ca. 1890.

 

Bringing in mother cows, ca. 1979.

 

Cow about to be mated, ca. 1935.

 

A cow and her calves, ca. 1980.

 

Alice Calhoun with a cow, ca. 1900.

 

Cows in Cajun country farm, Louisiana ca. 1946.

 

Carrie Severt milks a cow one-handed at her farm in Alleghany County, North Carolina, ca. 1978.

 

Man and cow, ca. 1930.