Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Branding Calf


Today's picture was taken in 1939 on the Three Circle Ranch in Montana. It shows the cowboys branding a calf. Branding was started back in the days of the Open Range to allow ranchers to identify ownership of their cattle. Given that it is the "Three Circle" ranch, I assume they stamp each calf with three circles.

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