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A branding chute showing the method developed for branding animals without throwing them to the ground. This device squeezed the animal firmly enough to hold it still while the hot iron was applied. Shoe Bar Ranch, Texas.

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Object Details

  • Date

    1912

  • Object Type

    Negatives and Transparencies

  • Medium

    Nitrate negative

  • Dimensions

    4 x 5 in.

  • Inscriptions

    [None]

  • Collection Name

    Erwin E. Smith LC Collection

  • Credit Line

    Erwin E. Smith Collection of the Library of Congress on Deposit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    LC.S59.387

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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