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Cowboys, cattle, ranching, agriculture 16 galleries

Cowboys, cattle, ranching and agriculture in California and the west.

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  • 2012 cattle branding
    2012 cattle branding
    136 images
    Every late winter and early spring in the Sierra Nevada Foothills for the past 160 years the local cowboys of Italian and German descent have branded and marked their new crop of calves. Many came during the Gold Rush and found a different kind of gold in the Mother Lode in both feeding the miners and in the land. Today the sixth and seventh generation cattle men and women are still working the land and keeping it in trust for the next generations.
  • 2013-Amador cattle branding
    2013-Amador cattle branding
    56 images
    Cattle marking and branding in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Amador County in late winter with the Busi & Dell'Orto families.
  • 2015-Winter calf branding, Amador County
    2015-Winter calf branding, Amador...
    155 images
    Winter cattle branding in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Amador County, California, with multi-generation ranching families.
  • Agriculture-Farming-Ranching
    Agriculture-Farming-Ranching
    213 images
    Farming, crops, farms, harvest, vegetables, fruit and more in California and the West.
  • Branding on the Busi Ranch
    Branding on the Busi Ranch
    61 images
    Spring cattle branding on the Busi Ranch in Amador County, Calif.
  • Butte Mt. Cattle Drive, 2014
    Butte Mt. Cattle Drive, 2014
    36 images
    Real Amador County cowboys moving their cattle from one ranch at the end of spring to the home spread for later transport up to the mountains for vegetation control and cooler weather.
  • Calaveras calf branding 2013
    Calaveras calf branding 2013
    29 images
    Winter calf branding, doctoring and marking at the Red Barn Calaveras County, California where the Sierra Nevada Foothills meet the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. Beginning with the California vaqueros in the 18th century, cowboys continue to mark and brand their cattle using horses and lariats in this timeless tradition in the lush pastures of state.
  • California Cowboys
    California Cowboys
    146 images
    California cowboys during spring in Monterey County, Calaveras County and Amador County. Included are spring doctoring, marking, branding. Family ranchers, rural California, food production. Cattle and horses, dogs, and hard work. Cattle drives and gathering cattle.
  • Chestnut Roast
    Chestnut Roast
    64 images
    Portraits from the Chestnut Roast are photographs of families and friends at this long-time gathering the Saturday after Thanksgiving near Jackson, Calif. It is a tradition started many, many years ago by local Italian ranchers to gather and enjoy each others' company and give thanks for their long-time friendships.
  • Cuneo Ranch 12.09
    Cuneo Ranch 12.09
    70 images
  • Dell'Orto cattle marking, Amador County
    Dell'Orto cattle marking, Amador...
    48 images
    Cattle marking on a clear day during winter in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Amador County, California. For more than 300 years, cowboys have raised cattle in California and each year gather them to mark and brand the calves.
  • High Sierra Cow Camp
    High Sierra Cow Camp
    11 images
    After a long day of the fall cattle gathering in the High Sierra of Amador County, it's time to wind down in the cabin at Cow Camp.
  • Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo, Ore.
    Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo, Ore.
    89 images
    America's own sport, Rodeo, not by elite athletes who can't shovel manure, but from every day cowboys and ranch hands who actually work the land and livestock in rural Oregon, Idaho and Nevada.
  • Joses cattle marking, Amador County, January 2013
    Joses cattle marking, Amador...
    26 images
    Cattle marking on a clear day during winter in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Amador County, California. For more than 300 years, cowboys have raised cattle in California and each year gather them to mark and brand the calves.
  • Ranch Portraits
    Ranch Portraits
    70 images
    Portraits from the ranch is a personal series of portraits taken at a rural ranch in California's Mother Lode Gold Country. The photos are of friends, children and elders; multiple generations of families. Many are the descendants of immigrants who came to California in the 1850s and 1860s and still care for the land of their ancestors.
  • Sheep Ranch Leppys
    Sheep Ranch Leppys
    23 images
    A few photos from a remote sheep ranch in Nevada's outback featuring the leppy (orphan) lambs at the Durferrena Ranch.