tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42638355640535278872024-02-01T18:51:49.589-08:00Old Paper ArtMrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-44168508142385909262022-06-07T11:50:00.000-07:002022-06-07T11:50:05.013-07:00Last of His Race<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YD7uBeYkucUHDNkRRiP2b1DcthUWrD2Z_DgVUvGUP97uP8lGDilf0U2qEQlovWlQ7Czu36SZbHIpVkUChJA_aaWYMNhuc6FAz_8HtYMlAj5D3C79zVmicRiGVpIph_D-RBVhNaC8Lnan2IuTtTCKVsOVm0RGdvJna5S61t1xwMFq82O9OYIsLha5/s2608/LOHR1S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YD7uBeYkucUHDNkRRiP2b1DcthUWrD2Z_DgVUvGUP97uP8lGDilf0U2qEQlovWlQ7Czu36SZbHIpVkUChJA_aaWYMNhuc6FAz_8HtYMlAj5D3C79zVmicRiGVpIph_D-RBVhNaC8Lnan2IuTtTCKVsOVm0RGdvJna5S61t1xwMFq82O9OYIsLha5/w247-h320/LOHR1S.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The cultural clash between the noble Indian with his pipe and empty tobacco pouch, and the lack of a feather on his head, yet the well dressed lady riding the bicycle has one in her hat. I think there are plenty of clues as to why this is so stark and telling of Charlie's story in pen and ink. <br /></span><p><br /></p>MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-33539319960746781992022-06-07T11:36:00.000-07:002022-06-07T11:36:18.314-07:00The Toll Collector<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwd1q-ZXwXPEBy58freI1T_k7M-hkp5EoGFindt32K0cxiDJPA_5F5cSIdDVD7Mn3AR2Rax5aO8jDFvAVFeYC8mewgHD7CQ72pjV8MaSN0SfUtnFdB51Udh5_sU90KziNsCUpLdla8GYPW6-wye0-og0_Xddu7chfMm0d6_I0M8f4069f5eAvObIN/s2639/TollCollS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="2021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwd1q-ZXwXPEBy58freI1T_k7M-hkp5EoGFindt32K0cxiDJPA_5F5cSIdDVD7Mn3AR2Rax5aO8jDFvAVFeYC8mewgHD7CQ72pjV8MaSN0SfUtnFdB51Udh5_sU90KziNsCUpLdla8GYPW6-wye0-og0_Xddu7chfMm0d6_I0M8f4069f5eAvObIN/s320/TollCollS1.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> From 'Names on the Face of Montana', by Roberta Carkeek Cheney: "About three miles below the junction of the Sweetwater and Ruby River where several natural hot springs were found, and on the direct wagon train route of pioneers coming from the south toward Virginia City."</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mr. Puller was the Postmaster, as well as building a saloon, a dance hall and hotel. 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Metzel later purchased the properties from Mr. Puller, and raised horses and cattle. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The image is from nowhere near Virginia City, but rather in the breaks of the Missouri. </span></p>MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-79631716465211109032022-03-11T13:56:00.002-08:002022-03-11T13:56:22.844-08:00Robe Trader<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXxLdZpIj-NrMxdp2BYp1mOhyI_Pe0en_x7fMePO1fVI3kCPPZDxb33RjTPNm-SHHXvXNPrWUrYIohZkEQmfH2yH3bpcyujfiS7GHoj5szGCXYdjcj9ZjRpTxIerqbnzMgH9eppFjsc8/s2048/TPF1S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXxLdZpIj-NrMxdp2BYp1mOhyI_Pe0en_x7fMePO1fVI3kCPPZDxb33RjTPNm-SHHXvXNPrWUrYIohZkEQmfH2yH3bpcyujfiS7GHoj5szGCXYdjcj9ZjRpTxIerqbnzMgH9eppFjsc8/w308-h400/TPF1S.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Russell's "Joe Kipp's Trading Post"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charlie did three paintings of Joe Kipp's Trading Post, two exterior and this interior. Nine figures included, and I believe the woman who had a 'hand' in dressing these robes is a quiet observer. 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M. Russell painting executed by him in 1919. The document itself is a bill of lading for a wagon load of goods from T. C. Power & Brother in Fort Benton, Montana Territory, in late May of 1882. I could research which of the boats would have arrived that early from St. Louis, because I have that recorded somewhere. Regardless, the wagon was dispatched to the Indian Trader at Fort Shaw, J. H. McKnight. Included on the wagon was a barrel of whiskey, at least 6 barrels of salt and hardwood lumber. The driver had to sign his name to the document. Partridge. No initial. Mr. Partridge signed, essentially testifying the barrel of whiskey would arrive at Ft. Shaw in the same condition it left Ft. Benton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The image depicts an escaped young steer from a Bull Team, and the Indians are confused as to the nature of the beast they are looking at. The one on the Left is signing Buffalo...hence the title that Charlie gave to this painting that I've attempted to create in miniature.</div><br /> <p></p>MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-23612345071975094292021-02-05T07:33:00.002-08:002021-02-05T07:33:17.458-08:00Breakfast Brownie Doughboy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8MuYK6xP_wkugsK0UJdMRZvX-naA-Q2Je1L32oH_D3gZvyMSv8vLQiiwE1FQFISEz-rJbfjjZ9Rpdn5Mu2fg5cldwJS1sge-Lr1Z7MLNrowtUXzi8JHcGAKySHTXBsUFu3j3ruibEYY/s2048/BBJohnny1S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1555" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8MuYK6xP_wkugsK0UJdMRZvX-naA-Q2Je1L32oH_D3gZvyMSv8vLQiiwE1FQFISEz-rJbfjjZ9Rpdn5Mu2fg5cldwJS1sge-Lr1Z7MLNrowtUXzi8JHcGAKySHTXBsUFu3j3ruibEYY/w282-h371/BBJohnny1S.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">Pillsbury has their doughboy, so I think </span><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; font-weight: bold; text-align: start;">Breakfast Brownies Cereal</span><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"> can have theirs too!</span><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">There is little known about the Breakfast Brownies Company, and not a whole lot more about the Brownie Baking Company, except that they were not one and the same. The Breakfast Brownies Company was incorporated in 1919 in Montana, and although the officers were not all in or from Helena, the cereal was milled in Minneapolis and packaged here in Helena. Just exactly where in Helena I cannot determine, although I do know where their office was located.</span><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">I have seen a cardboard case for the cereal, a stock certificate, as well as one sample box and a dozen metal plates for print advertising. One of the plate images is the source for my Brownie Doughboy.</span><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">I acquired several pieces of letterhead for the </span><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; font-weight: bold; text-align: start;">Brownie Baking Company</span><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">, whose bakery was in Spokane, Washington. I do know that the Brownie Baking Company was once the Tru-Blu Biscuit Company, because I have seen five real photo postcards of the factory, and the message side of the card has the Tru Blu logo printed on it. Research on the web reveals very little about the company, other than the fact the factory bakery building is still in use – not as a bakery, but it's now artist studio space.</span><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">I decided to put the Breakfast Brownies Doughboy on this piece of Brownie Baking Company letterhead because they had one thing in common – they both used the images of Brownies to sell their products. Note the Brownie in the lower left corner of their letterhead. I've never done this sort of thing before, but my chances of ever finding a piece of Breakfast Brownies paper are slim and next to none.</span><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #441500; color: #ffeedd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;">Well? 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<span style="text-align: start;">Harley-Davidson board track racer on a piece of Harley-Davidson Motorcycle paper. Mr. Monte Chadbourne finally settled in Livingston, Montana, and the paper came to me from my brother-in-law, who restores Indian Motocycles. He purchased at least one Indian basket case, and apparently a box of paper. It's headed to my framer, and then on the Western Art Week in Great Falls the third week of March. </span></div>
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The first page of a two page letter from a son working for Piggly Wiggly in Denver, to his father in Glasgow. Recognizable image from predominantly a Southern market, although I believe there was a Piggly Wiggly in Northeast Montana at one point.MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-79554141540338132422019-12-05T07:50:00.000-08:002019-12-05T07:50:46.858-08:00Bronco Buckingham<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the second of two pieces of Glacier Park Hotel Company letterhead on which I've used this composition. There are a couple of Rocky posts that I've included, and more than one way to find them out here. Check labels in the right hand column.</div>
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<br />MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-11862443039446931962019-09-13T14:50:00.002-07:002019-09-13T14:50:52.449-07:00Treasure Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Way Bill No. 195 for August 14, 1897, the Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company. I've added my version of C. M. Russell's "<b>When Guns Were the Locks on the Treasure Box</b>". I've added a short barreled 12 gauge shotgun and a Sharps rifle. I don't know that many kids these days would know where the term "riding shotgun" came from, except riding beside the driver in the passenger seat.<br />
The original is a water color painted on tan paper. Just another example of Charlie's finest.MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-57756422900018916962019-08-14T19:04:00.000-07:002019-08-14T19:04:00.659-07:00F. J. Nye Saddle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This piece of billhead was brought to me during Western Art Week this past March. The gentleman wanted me to put a saddle on it, and included another billhead with a vignette of a tooled saddle. I went one better, bought a book from the <a href="https://mhs.mt.gov/store">Montana Historical Society Bookstore</a> entitled: "Saddleries of Montana". In the book on pages 183 and 184 are depicted several black and white engraved images put up as ads for Mr. Nye, and another Helena saddler by the name of Ben Roberts. A little bit of a backstory here: Ben Roberts housekeeper was a young lady by the name of Nancy Cooper. Nancy would marry my favorite artist, C. M. Russell. A tooled saddle. I'd do another, and will perhaps find some other saddlery paper from the early saddlers.MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-1150357811877801222019-05-17T10:16:00.000-07:002019-09-28T13:58:08.358-07:00Territorial Brand Certificate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A document which was brought to me at the Footprints on the Trail show in Great Falls during Western Art Week. They asked for Charlie's image of a starving cow by itself, and no brand, since the certificate had the brand specified on the Left. I wish I could find a Territorial Brand Certificate actually utilized before 1889.MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-64936933592094660332019-04-28T16:44:00.000-07:002019-05-17T10:08:32.547-07:00Harley-Davidson Board Track Racer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Harley-Davidson board track racer on a piece of Indian Motocycle paper. Because I wanted to. It's in its new home. There will be more. I have some Harley-Davidson paper. Perhaps I'll put an Indian board track racer on it. Keep things even so to speak.MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-48567540172877583252019-02-18T17:55:00.000-08:002019-02-18T17:55:07.900-08:00James W. Diamond R. Brown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The possible names that I have and the sources for those names in this image are as follows: The Gilcrease Museum where the original painting resides cites a passage from the book Half Interest in a Silver Dollar: The Saga of Charles E. Conrad. On page 22 "The man in the painting is sitting on his horse as he watches the progress of the wagons up the grade. Art critics believe the man pictured is Ed Trainer, wagon boss for the I. G. Baker Company."</div>
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From the CMR Museum Archives: Col #2011.8.3 Box No. Card 6, Frederic G. and Ginger K. Renner Special Collection, Wagon Boss Card No. 2 3429B The Wagon Boss in the painting is"Doc" Freeles of Fort Benton, uncle of Coburn F. Maddox. Originally sold by Nancy Russell to Fletcher Maddox.</div>
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The most intriguing name that I found I can attribute to Ken Robison, historian at the Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort Benton. <a href="http://fortbenton.blogspot.com/2012/03/private-james-w-diamond-r-brown.html">In a two part story for the River Press in 2012</a>, Mr. Robison described a fellow by the name of James W. Brown who was a Civil War veteran, and in part one of the story, his military experiences, including the fact he was wounded three times is outlined. The second part of the story, and the one that I found tells of the most likely subject of the painting, although Charlie could very well have substituted the face of anyone for that of James Brown. The character that was portrayed may have been a combination of gear for the Diamond R, and a subject of Charlie's choice.</div>
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James W. Brown came west as a bull whacker in the Summer of 1866, driving a team of oxen and wagon from Nebraska to Salt Lake City. He loaded the wagon with freight for Helena in August, and arrived in Helena in September. Originally working for another business as wagon boss, he engaged with the original Diamond R, owned by John J Roe & Company under the business name Overland Express Company. I'm including an image of a way bill for the Diamond R below.</div>
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A fabulous piece of history here, which includes a number of recognizable individuals. The most important fellow is head and shoulders above the rest, and the gentleman whose sons commissioned Charlie to paint this piece for their father, Charles Lehman, or as Charlie called him "Charley". His name is on the sign above his business. A total of fourteen individuals are depicted, including Charlie himself, leaning against the rail just to the right of the Tinned Man's ride. Also, three chickens untold horses and one unhappy dog. The large tin, if anyone is curious, was for fish oil.</div>
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I will start with the subject of this piece first. I found this rifle on an auction site with plenty of close-up photographs and provenance. The site is <a href="http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/sharps-1874-sporting-rifle-in-50-caliber-al3272/">Collectors Firearms</a>, The serial number is pictured in one of the photographs as #C54634, one of three Model 1874 Sporting Rifles in .50 Caliber shipped from the factory in Hartford, Connecticut. The shipping date is listed as April 24, 1875, and was sent to a the sporting goods dealer Spies, Kissam & Company in New York City. The total cost of all three of these rifles, plus bullet molds and shipping crate was $92.94.</div>
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I could have chosen a different Sharps, perhaps one of their Buffalo Rifles, but Collectors Firearms supplied plenty of photographs of this one, and I decided to go with this one rather than one that perhaps would have been used here in Montana - because I LIKED IT.</div>
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I have used this rifle before. In 2016, I used it on a piece of billhead for another early Helena merchant, although this time I'm even more confident that I've used a document that has been authenticated. A Montana gentleman who collects anything Sharps has confirmed that Adolph Birkenfeld was indeed a Sharps dealer, and one of the rifles he owns is listed as being shipped to Mr. Birkenfeld in 1874. The business was at 10 South Main, and the business was still at the same location in 1900. The census for that year lists Mr. Birkenfeld as a Capitalist. He was in the right business!</div>
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The original painting, entitled "Blazing the Trail", was painted by Phil Goodwin in June of 1905. He sold the image to Outing Magazine, who had a halftone created to be used as the lead for an article on timber cruisers. In 1911, Brown & Bigelow, a major source for advertising art to be used for calendars and cards, purchased the image for use on a calendar.</div>
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From an image painted by Phil Goodwin in 1907 for the Cream of Wheat Company, for which he was paid the princely sum of $175.</div>
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MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-80600515700225505382018-10-24T17:22:00.000-07:002018-10-24T17:22:05.041-07:00Goin' Dutch on a Motocycle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am going to begin with a description of the original document, and an explanation of its nature. It is called a Bill of Lading, and this type of document is still in use today. It serves the purpose of assigning responsibility for cargo being moved from one place to another. This is the third of three Bills for a Bull Train from Fort Benton, M. T., to Fort Shaw, M. T., on May 17th, 1883. The first two Bills would have documented the itemized contents of nine wagons, three wagons being pulled by sixteen to eighteen bull oxen each. They were designated or named as the Lead, the Swing and the Trail wagons.</div>
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An easy one to decipher is the #5 Lead, Swing and Trail wagon team, which together accounted for twelve thousand fifteen pounds of goods. In pencil, on the right side near the middle of the document is the amount paid for the eighteen wagons, in three wagon teams. #5 Team would have been paid one hundred twenty-three dollars and fifteen cents for its share.</div>
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T. C. Power & Brothers contracted the movement of freight to support the government troops at Fort Shaw, and the Indian Trader, J. H. McKnight at the Fort. This document came originally from the collection of Lewis Brackman of Helena, MT. The story of how he came to acquire it is for another day. Sometime after he acquired it, he sold it to Stuart MacKenzie of Chinook, MT. He graciously sold me this paper from his collection because I've been intrigued with early territorial business paper, and he knew what I intended to do with it.</div>
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After spending almost five hours removing Scotch tape from the back (all seams and intersections of seams) both horizontal and vertical were so thin I could see through them. Some paper repair was in order and archival paper repair tape (about two feet) kept it together and allowed me to remove ink, both part of the document (lines and columns) and manuscript where it would interfere with the image.</div>
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The next part of the story involves the title of the painting, and who this gentleman was, or at least could have been. There are some hints in the picture, including the Diamond R on the canvas sheets of the first two wagons, and the Diamond R on the pouch hanging over the saddle horn. Also, hanging over the back of the saddle there appears to be a military jacket with bright buttons.</div>
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The possible names that I have and the sources for those names are as follows: The Gilcrease Museum where the original painting resides cites a passage from the book Half Interest in a Silver Dollar: The Saga of Charles E. Conrad. On page 22 "The man in the painting is sitting on his horse as he watches the progress of the wagons up the grade. Art critics believe the man pictured is Ed Trainer, wagon boss for the I. G. Baker Company."</div>
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From the CMR Museum Archives: Col #2011.8.3 Box No. Card 6, Frederic G. and Ginger K. Renner Special Collection, Wagon Boss Card No. 2 3429B The Wagon Boss in the painting is"Doc" Freeles of Fort Benton, uncle of Coburn F. Maddox. Originally sold by Nancy Russell to Fletcher Maddox.</div>
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The most intriguing name that I found I can attribute to Ken Robison, historian at the Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort Benton. <a href="http://fortbenton.blogspot.com/2012/03/private-james-w-diamond-r-brown.html">In a two part story for the River Press in 2012</a>, Mr. Robison described a fellow by the name of James W. Brown who was a Civil War veteran, and in part one of the story, his military experiences, including the fact he was wounded three times is outlined. The second part of the story, and the one that I found tells of the most likely subject of the painting, although Charlie could very well have substituted the face of anyone for that of James Brown. The character that was portrayed may have been a combination of gear for the Diamond R, and a subject of Charlie's choice.</div>
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James W. Brown came west as a bull whacker in the Summer of 1866, driving a team of oxen and wagon from Nebraska to Salt Lake City. He loaded the wagon with freight for Helena in August, and arrived in Helena in September. Originally working for another business as wagon boss, he engaged with the original Diamond R, owned by John J Roe & Company under the business name Overland Express Company. I'm including an image of a way bill for the Diamond R below.</div>
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In 1868, Charles A. Broadwater, E. G. Maclay, Mathew Carroll and George Steele purchased the Overland Express Company, and James W. "Diamond R" Brown became their Wagon Boss. Sometime in 1870, he ceased working for the Overland Express Company and begin a business venture on shares with a fellow by the name of Kipp. He retired in his later years to ranch near Browning, married a Piegan woman and raised a family with her. He died peacefully in 1927.</div>
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I have linked to the rather lengthy article written by Mr. Robison, but I will once again link to it so that the full story can be read. <a href="http://fortbenton.blogspot.com/2012/03/private-james-w-diamond-r-brown.html">James W. "Diamond R" Brown</a>.</div>
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This past March at the Western Heritage Artists Footprints on the Trail, I took a number of pieces of paper on a commission basis. I've done an American Beauty Rose on a piece of Peter Henderson paper, but it was eight years ago when I first started this old paper thing. The commission was accepted from the granddaughter of Mr. Van Lierop. She indicated to me that I was "supposed to do my magic". His favorite was the Gladiolus. I wanted it to look like advertising art from the '20s, and I used a lettering style that was also appropriate for the period. Note the phone number. 204F2 in the upper right, and 333 bottom center, which is I assume for local calling. Note the lack of a Zip Code. This was a lot of fun. I'd do flowers again in a heartbeat.</div>
<br />MrCachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263835564053527887.post-27038870109579868982018-07-09T18:12:00.000-07:002018-07-09T18:12:29.474-07:00Kenworth Badge, 1978<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A freight bill for "Freight all kinds" from the Curwood Company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Tyson Foods Inc., Spring Dale, Arkansas. This is THE newest piece of old paper I've worked on, and a relative of the owners of Epp Trucking commissioned me to put some appropriate art on it.<br />
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Keep on Truckin'.</div>
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