Papers of Leslie Ernenwein
Photograph of cowboys roping cattle. This image was used in the article titled "Mesquite Torn Cowboys Brand Your Next Steak," published April 23, 1959.
Collection area: Literature
Collection dates: 1937-1962
This collection includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, background material, notes, typescripts, published articles, and galleys concerning cowboys and the West. Correspondents are publishers and agents. It includes background material for stories about Death Valley, Imperial Valley, and Yuma Prison; and photographs of Yuma Prison and cattle branding.
Leslie Ernenwein was an author of Western stories and a feature writer of the
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