Postcard of men branding a cow: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This real photo postcard features a black and white image of men branding a cow. Two men are holding the cow down on the ground while one man brands the cow. Two young men stand on the right and and one young man stands on the left. An animal pen and house are behind them. All of the subjects are looking at the camera. On the back of the postcard the word [POST CARD] is printed at the top. The words [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE] divide the back into two sections. Text marks the spot for postage in the top right corner. The word [AZO] repeats forming a square with a triange in each corner. The words [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] are printed inside the square.There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Published by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (8.6 × 12.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Card): 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.7 × 13.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Agriculture
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Labor
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.35.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.