Donkey as Pack Animal

Original object type: Artefact
Title: Donkey as Pack Animal
Description:
Donkey used for carrying milk to the village from the hillside, outside a stone barn at West End Farm, Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). The donkey wears a home-made pack saddle, onto which milk cans have been attached. Donkeys were once also used in this area as pack animals for the lead mines.
Originally held in green slide cabinet, reference A136.
Date range: August 1962
Date: 1962
Subjects: University Subjects > Linguistics and Phonetics