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| Title | Dan McKaig holding bridle of saddled horse Smutt, Custer Trail Ranch near Medora, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1883 and 1904 |
| Creator | Hall, Richard Cecil
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Dan McKaig holds the bridle of horse Smutt on the Custer Trail Ranch. Ranch buildings and the Badlands are visible in the distance. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Animals
People
Rural views
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Ranches
Horses
Bridles
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| Personal Name | McKaig, Dan
Smutt (Horse)
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| Organization Name | Custer Trail Ranch (N.D.)
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| Location | Medora (N.D.)
Badlands (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
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| Item Number | 00286-23B |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Howard Eaton left Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved west to the Dakota Badlands, first to hunt, and then to ranch. He founded the Custer Trail Ranch four miles south of Medora, so named because George Armstrong Custer had camped nearby on his way to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Eaton's brothers Alden and Howard arrived in 1881 and 1882. In addition to cattle, the Eatons maintained sheep and horses. A severe winter in 1886-87 culled the cattle operation. Friends of the Eatons had long stayed at the ranch for hunting, and in 1882 they began charging for a dude ranch experience. In 1904 the Eatons moved their ranching operations to Wolf, Wyoming. Parts of the ranch were sold to Bill McCarty and other individuals from the Medora area. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Eaton Brothers Photograph Collection 00286
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00286-23B) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh0028623B |
