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Photographer: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory,
Taken: Circa 1890s
Caption: Cattle Ranching
Additional Description: Rough and Ready, two cowboys wearing handguns and boots, are two Gainesville residents. Archie L. Jackson, left, was the son of a Confederate veteran and grandfather of an Alachua County rancher. Thomas McDonald, right, had a son, Harrison H. McDonald, who was a county judge for many years. This photo was taken in the 1890s, after the two men had driven a herd of cattle from Old Town, forded the Suwannee River, and brought the herd close to Gainesville for grazing. This shot is taken about one block west of the courthouse, behind Steenberg's Hardware Store, later Thomas Hardware.
Submitted: July 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p212963
File Size: 0.036 Megabytes

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