Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a drawing depicting a skull set into a tree with a cowboy in the background, ca.1860. The cow skull is hung from a tree in the foreground at left by straps attached to the horns. A mounted cowboy can be seen gesturing towards the skull at right, while another rider can be seen in the distance at right. Below the skull at left, a small herd of cattle is grazing. According to the picture file card, a skull set into a tree was a common marker for a rancho boundary.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 13 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs art
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