Sheep are being used in the Coleman Station Cemetery to cut the grass

Sheep are being used in the Coleman Station Cemetery to cut the grass

Photograph

Associated Press

Maker
American

Sheep are being used in the Coleman Station Cemetery to cut the grass

July 30, 1974
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (18.6 × 26.3 cm)
Paper: 8 1/16 × 11 1/16 in. (20.4 × 28.1 cm)
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
1976.0082.0456
Inscriptions Printed in image on recto, RC: [illegible] N. Y. July 30 -- Sheep are being used in \ the Coleman Station Cemetery to cut the grass. Mrs. \ George Culver, the cemetery's caretaker says the sheep \ trim closer than a powermower, conserve energy and save \ taxpayer money. Louis Peck, who has 52 of his relatives \ buried in the cemetery, has complained to town and \ county officials that the action is sacrilegious. (AP \ Wirephoto) JPD/JTD 1200 P.J. 1974.
Inscribed in black marker on verso, RC: Gags
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