Empire Ranch Buckboard Supplying Camps, ca. 1899

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Title

Empire Ranch Buckboard Supplying Camps, ca. 1899

Subject

Horses; Ranches

Description

Two horses tethered to a buckboard filled with supplies for the camps. The Empire Ranch expanded by purchasing other ranches or contracting to operate and place cattle on other ranches. At one point it was estimated the ranch covered a little over a million acres. During the roundup season there were scattered camps along the ranch. Supplies were transported using buckboards.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Arizona, Southwest, and Borderland Photograph Collection

Date

Circa 1899

Contributor

University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections

Rights

Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related neighboring rights

Format

JPEG

Language

En

Type

Image

Identifier

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