Curiosity and first contact Frederic Burk School Children Meeting the Calves

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The Frederic Burk School children gather in a wooden pen where two young calves stand side by side. Their curiosity is mixed with hesitation as they reach out to touch the animals, guided by a smiling adult wearing a headscarf and a camera around her neck. Sunlight brightens the scene, catching the checked patterns of shirts and trousers, as the farmyard moment brings together wonder, nerves, and delight.

Identifier
TP-ATA-2172
Date
1960
Context

Credits: The image was made a little sharper and some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Temporal Coverage
1960
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
221

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