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- Cowboys at the Chuck Wagon, Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1885 - A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
- 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Cowboys at the Chuck Wagon, Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1885
A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
- Branding a Calf at Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1884-1885 - Cattle ranchers in the American West marked their livestock with a unique brand. Cowboys heated branding irons and then pressed the hot metal onto the cow's hide. The branded cattle were then allowed to wander the open range--mingling with cattle belonging to other ranchers. Later when the cattle was rounded up, the brand helped ranchers identify the livestock they owned.
- 1884-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Branding a Calf at Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1884-1885
Cattle ranchers in the American West marked their livestock with a unique brand. Cowboys heated branding irons and then pressed the hot metal onto the cow's hide. The branded cattle were then allowed to wander the open range--mingling with cattle belonging to other ranchers. Later when the cattle was rounded up, the brand helped ranchers identify the livestock they owned.