Description: After a cattle round-up, healthy cows (along with bulls and some heifers) are herded together up in the high pastures for the winter to produce new calves for the following year. This 1965 photograph by Joe Munro shows the herding process. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B31_F2171_JPG183
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farms; Agriculture; Livestock; Cattle drives
Places: Arizona
 

Description: Photo negative taken by Joe Munroe of a cowboy napping during a 1957 cattle roundup near Placerville, California. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_005
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Placerville (California)
 

Description: Even as the world moves forward, the role of the cowboy is a reminder that some things stay the same. In this 1957 photograph by Joe Munroe, a cowboy is herding some of the strays toward nearby corrals. During the past few months the cattle had wandered far and strays were common. Cattle roundups could often take two weeks or more. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B28_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: California
 

Description: To help protect their investment, ranchers would sometimes put their cattle through what are known as "dips." These troughs were essentially chemical baths done during a cattle roundup to help ward off insects and diseases. Photographer Joe Munroe photographed these two steers at the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona, in 1963. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B31_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives; Cows
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Ranch hands had early mornings and long nights. The cowboys photographed here by Joe Munroe in 1963 are eating breakfast by the fire, near the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona. This massive 900,000-acre ranch stretched for miles from Route 66 to the southern edge of the lower Grand Canyon. The area was sparse and only allowed an average grazing space of one cow per acre. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F07_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Cowboys during an evening of poker in a line shack, photographed by Joe Munroe in 1963. Cowboys would be out on the prairies for extended periods of time during the cattle roundup season. At night they would get together in little houses like this one on the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F07_003
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Cowboy roping a horse from the remuda to ride for the day's workload on the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona, taken by Joe Munroe, 1965. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B17_F01_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives; Horses
Places: Seligman (Arizona)