Texas Remount Horses, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1934
Scope and Contents
Photograph of three Texas Remount horses in a pen in the early 20th century. The United States Remount Service was mormed under the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army in 1908 in order to breed horses by providing government-owned stallions to privately-owned mares to supply the military at any given time.
Dates
- Creation: 1870s-1930s
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 50 boxes
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides
Physical Description
1 slide 82mm by 82mm
Dimensions
82mm by 82mm
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
Subject
- United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps (1775 -) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk