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Painting by Edward Vischer depicting "The California Method" of killing cattle on the ranch, before 1875
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Painting by Edward Vischer depicting "The California Method" of killing cattle on the ranch, before 1875
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Photograph of the painting by Edward Vischer depicting "The California Method" of killing cattle on the ranch, before 1875. Two cowboys on horseback have roped the steer by its hind legs and horns, respectively and have stretched it immobile so that the third cowboy, at center, is able to safely slit the throat of the bull with the knife he holds. A fourth ranch hand is visible on horseback in the distance while children, an unsaddled horse, and other men stand to his sides to the right of a small adobe house. To the right, yet more people stand beneath a tree in the center distance, or along the post-and-rail fence of a corral. The text underneath the image identifies the procedure as well as the fact that the steer was intended for hides and tallow. The text also reads "Matanza" to the right. Vischer's signature, which usually appears in the bottom right corner of a drawing or painting, does not appear on the image.
Asset Metadata
Title
Painting by Edward Vischer depicting "The California Method" of killing cattle on the ranch, before 1875
Subject
agricultural sites
(adlf),
Animals -- Cattle
(file heading),
Cattle
(lcsh),
Cattle trade
(lcsh),
Ranches
(lcsh),
Vischer, Edward
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1849/1874
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
art
(aat),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat),
transparencies
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1849/1874
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
(artist),
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9661
Identifier
7245 (
accession number
), CHS-7245 (
call number
), CHS-7245 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-9910 (
legacy record id
), chs-m9661 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-13140 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-9800 (
legacy record id
), 1-78-23 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
9910
Unique identifier
UC139838
Legacy Identifier
CHS-7245.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.4 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
46.8 cm × 34.6 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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