Photograph mounted on card
Height 5 1/2 in / 14 cm
Width 10 1/2 in / 26.7 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Belen, NM
This 1904 ranch photograph records a group of men, equipment, wagons, and horses near Liberal, Kansas, a town closely tied to the settlement and agricultural history of the High Plains. The image includes handwritten red annotations identifying figures and locations within the scene, adding documentary interest to the photograph. Its wide format gives a clear view of ranch activity, open grassland, and the working landscape of southwest Kansas.
The mounted photograph reflects the practical record-keeping and personal documentation common in early 20th-century American ranching communities. The combination of people, horses, machinery, and open terrain places the image within the visual history of the American West after the frontier period. It would suit a collection focused on Kansas history, ranching, agricultural life, or early Western photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Photograph mounted on card
Height 5 1/2 in / 14 cm
Width 10 1/2 in / 26.7 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Belen, NM
This 1904 ranch photograph records a group of men, equipment, wagons, and horses near Liberal, Kansas, a town closely tied to the settlement and agricultural history of the High Plains. The image includes handwritten red annotations identifying figures and locations within the scene, adding documentary interest to the photograph. Its wide format gives a clear view of ranch activity, open grassland, and the working landscape of southwest Kansas.
The mounted photograph reflects the practical record-keeping and personal documentation common in early 20th-century American ranching communities. The combination of people, horses, machinery, and open terrain places the image within the visual history of the American West after the frontier period. It would suit a collection focused on Kansas history, ranching, agricultural life, or early Western photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
