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Plowing out an extension to an irrigation ditch
Date/circa:  1940
Photographer: Snow, Milton "Jack" (Gallup, N.M.)
Subjects: Water-supply, Agricultural - Navajo Indian Reservation - Photographs; Navajo Indian Reservation
Notes: Two men walking behind two horses and a plow create an extension to an irrigation ditch. The men are digging up dirt through a sage plain while a few trees and a high mesa can be seen in the background. A couple of brush shelters can also be seen.
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