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Men shearing sheep in a shed, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows men shearing sheep with power-driven shears.Inscription by photographer: ''Shearing sheep with machines'';See A PIONEER TEXAS COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN by Roger D. Prosser: ''In 1903 Uncle Bob [Robert Woodward Prosser] imported the first power shearing machine ever used in this country...The machine had been made in England and sent to Sydney, Australia, for an exhibition. This machine is still in the shearing shed on the No. 2 ranch...Thirty men with thirty shearing heads on the machine sheared 40,000 sheep in six weeks the first year.''.'
Ranch house, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows front of ranch house.Information from lender: Prosser Number Two later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas
Ranch headquarters, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows view of ranch area with ranch buildings, river and windmill on the horizon.Inscription by photographer: '' No. 2 well looking east'' Information from lender: Prosser Number Two was later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas
Cattle at water trough, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textInformation from lender: Prosser Number Two later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas. Inscription by photographer: ''Water trough No 2 well'
Windmill, utility pole and fence on Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows fence in foreground, utility pole and windmill behind it.Inscription by photographer:'' No. 2 windmill from gallery on house''Information from lender: The Prosser Number Two was later known as the Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas
Sheep shearing shed, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows two views of the shearing shed.Inscription by photographer: ''New shearing shed at No. 2 / 30' x 80'.''Information from lender: Prosser Number Two later was known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas
Horse, ''Major'', saddled and standing in front of a thatched shed, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textInformation from lender: Prosser Number Two was later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas
San Gabriel River from railroad bridge near Circleville, Texas
No full textInscription on mount of Kodak print: ''Leon River [sic] near Taylor (Circleville) Tex. / Nov 18 [18]89.Information from lender: Richard Prosser, resident of New York, took train to Texas to visit his brother, Robert W. Prosser, who lived in Val Verde County, Texas
Room inside ranch house, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows corner of room with rocking chair beside table covered with a rug and holding a lamp, books, etc. On walls are pictures and a set of shelves holding articles.Information from lender: Prosser Number Two Ranch later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas. Inscription by photographer: ''One corner of my room'
Bedroom in ranch house, Prosser Number Two Ranch, Val Verde County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows bed with large American flag draped on the wall over the head of the bed, and a photograph at its center fold.Information from lender: Prosser Number Two later known as Lazy Two Ranch, located north of Comstock, Texas. Inscription by photographer: ''My bed room'
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