Material Type

Artifact

Date

1879

Materials

STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Description

.1 92.1 CM. LTH. STEEL ROD. "D". .2 101.6 CM. LTH. STEEL ROD. "J".

Subjects

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY T&E

Historical Association

AGRICULTURE

History

JOSHUA DAVIS CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1879, WAS A SURVEYOR FOR THE RAILROAD. SURVEYED THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, LATER HE HOMESTEADED ON THE "BEND" S.E. OF LETHBRIDGE. HE BRANDED CATTLE "JD" ON THE RIGHT RIBS, AND HORSES "DJ" (REVERSED) ON THE LEFT HIP. DAVE DAVIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVE OR DESCENDENT OF JOSHUA DAVIS.

Catalogue Number

P19738097000

Acquisition Date

1973-07

Collection

Museum

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