<I>Loading the "Chuck" Wagon</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1909
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Photograph by
content: Charles E. Morris, American, 1877 - 1938
label: Subject of
content: Lemuel Ellis, American, 1868 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Mary Ellis, American, 1871 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Hattie Lassen, American, 1879 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Grace Boyle, American, born 1887
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A hand-colored photographic postcard titled, “Loading the ‘Chuck’ Wagon.” by Charles E. Morris. The postcard depicts a group of eleven men loading a wagon on the plains. The men and wagon are pictured in a flat, green expanse under a blue sky with white clouds. The wagon is wooden with large red wheels. The back wheels are bigger than the front wheels and the wagon is uncovered but has curved supports across the top for a cover to fit over. The wagon is hitched to two teams of horses, though only the two on the right are visible in the image. One man is in the back of the wagon, bent over as if situating supplies. Another man is on the ground, lifting a long object into the back of the wagon. Behind him, four other men prepare to load more supplies. To the left of the wagon, two men are rolling a large white textile. All the men wear hats with wide brims and some wear leather chaps and vests. At the top left is printed in red text [Loading the "Chuck" Wagon]. At the top right is printed [M401]. The reverse is white with green printed text. It reads [POST CARD.] across the top center. There is a short vertical line down the center dividing the card in one section on the left titled [This space for writing] and [This side is for the Address] with lines below on the right. In the top right corner is a green one cent postage stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin in profile with a fade postmark stamp over that reads [ROCK RI[VER] / SEP /12/ 1909[?]]. Handwritten in pencil below the stamp is the postcard price [1 50[underlined]]. Down the left edge of the postcard is black text that reads [Photo by Chas. E. Morris, Chinook, Mont. Made in Germany.]. There is a message handwritten from "Susie" to Mary Ellis, sent to an address in Cheyenne. At the left is printed [Photo by Chas. E. Morris, Chinook, Mont. Printed in Germany.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Chinook, Blaine County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Germany, Europe
label: Place used
content: Rock River, Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.37.36.6
objectType: label: Type
content: picture postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.7 × 13.7 cm)