Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917, 1836-1917

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Summary

Title:
Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917
Dates:
1836-1917
Creators:
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Office of the County Recorder
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 50 legal, 1 1/2 letter, 3 ov)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Cattle brand samples on leather; earmark samples on leather. (Updated inventorying shows the earliest brand samples are circa 1836, 1838, and 1841. Also numerous undated items. December, 2011). English and Spanish. See also GC1339 Brands and Counterbrands Collection ([1835] - 1935)

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Cattle brands
Earmarks

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1836-1917
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359
seavercenter@nhm.org
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