15 Vintage Pictures of Farm Dogs
By Charles McFarlane on June 13, 2014
Herding dogs are obviously not a new phenomenon. For a look at historic images of these noble beasts, we turned to the Library of Congress.

McCone County, Montana. Herder watching his sheep. (1942.)

Sheepherder with his horse and camp outfit, Ouray County, Colorado. (1940.)

Shepherd on his horse, Ouray County, Colorado. (1940.)

One of the Gaynor children playing with his dog on the Gaynor farm near Fairfield, Vermont. (1941.)

Mr. Watkins with peanut planter and dog. Coffee County, Alabama. (1939.)

Farm boy with his dog as companion ties out cow in pasture bordering the road. Person County, North Carolina. (1939.)

Iola Smith and her dog walking through a field on the Smith farm in Carroll County, Georgia. (1941.)

Farmer and his dog. Yakima County, Washington. (1941.)

Young sugar beet worker with dog, Treasure County Montana. (1938.)

Farmer with his dog in cut-over area, New Jersey. (1938.)

Shepherd with his horse and dog on Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana. (1942.)

Down on the farm. (1901.)

Two of the children of R. L. Smith playing with a sickly dog. FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Woodville, Greene County, Georgia. (1941.)

Son of Japanese farmer with his dog. Placer County, California. (1940.)

Mr. and Mrs. Lindemuth, farmers, at Shoup’s Mill, near Dayton, Ohio. (1899.)