Cowboys at the Chuck Wagon, Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1885
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A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1885
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.803.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of George Dalgleish.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
handwritten caption on bottom of photograph: Where the Cowboys are going to Dinner
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