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15 lis 2021 · A cross between a female horse and a male donkey, mules were brought to Missouri from Mexico in the 1820s via the Santa Fe Trail. In 1821, William Becknell led a party from Franklin, located on the Missouri River in Howard County, to Santa Fe.
1 dzień temu · Mule-lennials. Mizzou has been home to mule teams for more than 40 years. In honor of National Mule Day on Oct. 26, learn more about MU’s equine ambassadors and the students who care for them. Missouri Mules are a cross between a draft horse and a mammoth donkey. Abbie Lankitus / University of Missouri. Oct. 23, 2024.
3 paź 2020 · Duane Dailey’s Missouri Men and Mules will be on display at the McDougall Gallery in Lee Hills Hall through October 2020.
5 lut 2020 · Missouri Mules. by Joshua Heston. A long, hot dusty furrow. Summer sun beating down. Heat rippling the blue hills beyond. A bony old mule labors for a Missouri farmer, weathered lines of his face matching the ribs showing on the animal. Creak of leather, soft pad of foot and hoof.
20 lip 2021 · The sturdy animals were first brought to Missouri by traders along the Santa Fe Trail in the 1820s. Mules soon became a staple of Missouri farms. Despite rapid advancements in military technology, the surefooted mule was indispensable for hauling equipment on the Western Front in World War I.
The Documentary Project Features Work by Agricultural Journalist Duane Dailey By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2014) — A new exhibition, “Missouri Mules and Men,” is now on display at the McDougall Center Gallery in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism.
28 sty 2017 · When the American Expeditionary Force participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the final offensive of the war in 1917, Americans had close to 90,000 mules working alongside soldiers. Gen. John J. Pershing, a Missouri native, requested more.
