Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917

1836-1917

Descriptive Summary

Title: Cattle Brands Collection, 1836-1917

Dates: 1836-1917

Collection Number: GC 1279

Creator/Collector: Los Angeles County (Calif.). Office of the County Recorder

Extent: (Boxes: 50 legal, 1 1/2 letter, 3 ov)

Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Abstract: 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)

Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

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

Scope and Content of Collection

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)

Indexing Terms

Cattle brands

Earmarks