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Mess wagon of the S--T outfit, near Lipscomb, Texas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of S--T outfit cowboys seated on the ground eating a meal. A chuckwagon and cook are in the background.
previewB. R. Grimes' mount and day herd, Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of cowboys on their horses with the mount and day herd. Cowboys changed horses two to three times a day, so the mount and day herd was a supply of rested animals. In the background, is a cattle herd with strays that were gathered up from different pastures. Two chuckwagons are visible in the background.
previewThree Block trail outfit of New Mexico enroute for Sterling, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is an 1898 photograph of the "Three Block" trail outfit of New Mexico, enroute for Sterling, Kansas. It shows cattle, mess wagons, mounts and riders. There were an estimated 15,000 head of cattle in this herd.
previewRound-up on the B. R. Grimes ranch, Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of cowboys standing and on horseback on the B. R. Grimes ranch in what was Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory, in 1897. A round-up herd of about 200 head of cattle is visible in the background. In 1907, Harper County was created out of portions of Woods and Woodward counties.
previewFred Tainter's ranch in Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of Fred Tainter's chuckwagon with cowboys seated on the ground eating a meal. Also visible are horses and a herd of cattle in the background.
previewCowboys in Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of Lon Ford (left) and Pearl Gillian (right, from Englewood, Kansas) on horses and leading pack animals. They were getting ready for a round-up in the eastern part of Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory.
preview"Three Block" cowboys going on cattle watch at night
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of Three Block ranch cowboys preparing to go on the second guard duty to watch cattle at night. Visible in the photograph, taken with a flash, are cowboys getting ready for guard duty, and others going to bed next to a chuckwagon.
previewXIT mess wagon, Channing, Texas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Members of the XIT ranch's round-up crew seated on the ground eating a meal near the chuckwagon. Also visible in the photograph are rolled up canvasses and horses. The XIT was the largest outfit in the United States, with 2 million acres of pasture land. This 1897 photograph was taken on the trail near their headquarters in Buffalo Springs, Texas.
previewVale & Gates ranch, Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of men, women, and children standing in front of a long ranch house on the Vale and Gates ranch in western Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory.
previewHobbling at the S--T ranch, Panhandle, Texas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of S--T outfit cowboys hobbling a herd of horses in a temporary corral made of rope on the S--T ranch in Panhandle, Texas. A chuckwagon and cook are visible in the background.
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