Livestock brands

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

President Roosevelt holds Illinois Democratic Representative Henry Thomas Rainey over his knee as the president holds up a hot “liar” brand. Rainey holds a paper that reads, “Congressman Rainey’s speech on ‘job’ in the Panama railroad deal.” Roosevelt says, “Always room for one more!” In the background, another man has “liar” branded on his rear end and stands under an “Ananias Club” sign.

comments and context

Comments and Context

What Joseph Pulitzer and his newspaper the New York World were in yellow journalism’s incessant innuendos about malfeasance related to the Panama Canal, Democratic Representative Henry Thomas Rainey of Illinois was in Congress.

Park staff brand a bison, utilizing a cold technique with liquid nitrogen, during a roundup at the wildlife handing facility in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1966-10-06

A man points to a “5” branded on the hide from a bison shot by a Mr. Stevens several miles north of the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1966-07-24

A pamphlet discussing livestock management in North Dakota. Only the cover of the pamphlet is scanned as it shows the brands chosen by Theodore Roosevelt for his two Dakota ranches, the Maltese Cross Ranch and the Elkhorn Ranch. 

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1890

List of livestock brands registered in Billings County, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1902

Historical facts and dates pertaining to Billings County, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-10

Creator(s)

Linderman, Frank Bird, 1869-1938

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Regional Historian Mattes believes that historian Don Rickey did a “competent job” of interviewing William Eaton and commenting on Eaton’s collection of cowboy material. He is confident that replicas for museum use can be made of the Elkhorn Ranch branding irons held at the Theodore Roosevelt Museum in New York City.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1958-01-28

Ray H. Mattison provides a daily account of his research travels from the East Coast to the Badlands to Allyn F. Hanks.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1950-04-19

Ray H. Mattison writes Allyn F. Hanks detailing his research progress regarding Theodore Roosevelt and early ranching in North and South Dakota. Mattison mentions his sources, the Bad Lands Cow Boy, Black Hills Weekly Journal, and the Bismarck Tribune.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1950-01-25

Handwritten poem describing Badlands ranchers and brands; mentions Theodore Roosevelt as “the greatest cow boy in all the land.” It was written on stationery with “Ben C. Bird” printed on the top.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Brand certificate acknowledging the re-recording of a livestock brand on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1986-10-07

Notice from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture regarding re-registering livestock brands.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1985

Application for re-recording a livestock brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-10-10

Purchase order for registration of Elkhorn brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1985-09-13

Myron Just writes to all registered livestock brand owners regarding re-recording brand procedures.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-08-13

Brand Certificate acknowledging the payment for re-recording a livestock brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-10-10

William M. Herr writes to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to re-record the Elkhorn brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-08-13

Application for re-recording of a livestock brand on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1965-08-06