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Cowboys sitting under a tree, one eating from a tin – Antique Print

Cowboys sitting under a tree, one eating from a tin — historic image
Cowboys sitting under a tree, one eating from a tin. Historic image from the The American West collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Step back in time with Cowboys sitting under a tree, one eating from a tin, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Cowboys sitting under a tree, one eating from a tin

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Two cowboys rest in the shade of a single tree, and one of them is eating from a tin plate or can, a small detail that gives the scene its everyday feel. Pictures like this were common in the American West during the late 1800s and early 1900s, when cattle drives, ranch work and trail life were a daily reality for many men. Scenes of cowboys at rest often served as records of working life on the range, and they show the simple routines of meals and breaks that were otherwise rarely photographed.

Original scan3,059 × 2,368 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi
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