A typical branding scene in the Southwestern cattle country around the turn of the century, with a fire which demonstrates a trick of the trade, note the branding iron handles are placed back of the logs and in the wind where they will absorb a minimum am

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Date

1900-1914
Object Type

Negatives and Transparencies
Medium

Nitrate negative
Dimensions

2 1/2 x 4 1/4 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.S59.379
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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