The West--Life on the Range P.1

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Title The West--Life on the Range P.1
Collection Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection
File Name The_West-Life_on_the_Range_p.1.tif
Photo Number 10903
Classification 917.8
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph 1900?
Date 1900
Subject Chuckwagons
Other Subject Frontier and pioneer life
Spatial Coverage Utah
Description "The chuck wagon, mess wagon of the cow country, was usually an ordinary farm wagon fitted at the back end with a large box containing shelves and a lid at its rear that when lowered made a serviceable table. The life of a cowboy away from headquarters was always centered around the chuck wagon. It was his home, his bed and board, his hospital and office, his playground and social center. It was where he got his fresh horses. It meant fire, dry clothes, and companionship. At night it was his place of relaxation, where he spun his yarns, sang his songs, smoked his cigarettes, and spent the happiest years of his life. Nothing added more to the harmony of the cowboys' life than a well-appointed chuck wagon." Used in Utah Historical Quarterly, Spring, 1962.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2014 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection, 917.8 The West, Life and Customs
Source Format Print photograph
Type Image/StillImage
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis.
Scanned By Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley
Barcode Identifier 39222001302111
ARK ark:/87278/s68p7gbt
Setname dha_cp
ID 454926
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68p7gbt