Amon Carter print details

Branding Calves

Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928)

Object Details

  • Date

    1888

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Object Format

    Boudoir card

  • Dimensions

    Image: 4 7/16 x 7 1/8 in.
    Mount: 5 3/16 x 8 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.r. in image: 70. \ BRANDING CALVES. \ Copyright 188 by \ C.F. LUMMIS

    Mount Recto:

    u.r. printed along right edge: BOX 1257 \ LOS ANGELES, CAL.

    l.r. printed along right edge: Chas. F. Lummis & Co., \ PUBLISHERS.

    Mount Verso:

    c.r. in ink: Cattle branding scene. The letters you \ see on the left side of the animal \ ^ L C is the cattle brand of the Acma \ Land and Cattle Co, and the letters are \ burnt into the side of the animal with \ a red hot branding iron, and when once properly put on can never be [illeg.]. \ As long as the animal lives and where \ ever it may go it will be known as \ the property of the company owning the \ land.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.37.3

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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