Where the Sheep Go is a photograph by Donna Kennedy which was uploaded on April 4th, 2019.
Title
Where the Sheep Go
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy…HDR
Photographed in Cedar City, Utah-Edited in Topaz Labs
Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer.
In 1924 Erastus Jones built a large shearing shed and corral west of Cedar City. Using nine shearing stations powered by an engine, each worker could shear approximately 150 sheep in an eight-hour period. The Jones shearing operation continued for 20 years, until portable shearing became cost effective and more convenient. In 2005 this shed was donated to Iron Mission State Park Museum and then relocated to the Frontier Homestead State Park for preservation.
Shearing in the early days was a big community event. William R Palmer notes: “Some women sent lots of pies, cakes, and pastries, but the man who received them almost had to stand guard with a shotgun to get a taste. On one pretext or another he would be enticed away from his camp and return to find all his dainties consumed.”
Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Images That Excite You
-Just Perfect
-H D R Photography
-Your Story of Art
-Barns Big and Small
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April 4th, 2019
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Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Wonderful leading lines and soft color tones Donna! Congrats on your Feature in Barns Big and Small. We also added our like. Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
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