Claiborne 'Cowboy' Rides Range for Stray Cattle (Camp Claiborne News)

Claiborne 'Cowboy' Rides Range for Stray Cattle

Claiborne 'Cowboy' Rides Range for Stray Cattle

Name/Title

Claiborne 'Cowboy' Rides Range for Stray Cattle (Camp Claiborne News)

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.077

Tags

Archive, Camp Claiborne, Newspaper, Public, WWII, World War II

Secondary Title

Kent C. James Has One of Camp's Oddest Jobs

Description

Kent James is the cowboy of Camp Claiborne; he rides the "range" of the rifle range and main camp area and keeps track of wondering cattle from the surrounding farms; James was from Alexandria, LA; lives in Loving Hollow which was north to the rifle range; helped build the rifle range and camp as a carpenter; hired as the cowboy on Sept 1 1942

Collection

Rhodes Brothers Collections

Acquisition

Accession

2020.4

Source or Donor

Douglas J. Rhodes

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Rhodes Brothers Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibit Title (if it's being displayed)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Author

The Camp Claiborne News

Place Published

Historic Site

Historic Camp Claiborne

City

Forest Hill

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Date Published

Oct 28, 1943

Printer

The Camp Claiborne News

Place Printed

Historic Site

Historic Camp Claiborne

City

Forest Hill

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Date Printed

Oct 28, 1943

Publication Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

CC News and News Camp Claiborne

Other Name

1943-1028 - Claiborne 'Cowboy'

Other Numbers

Number Type

Drive

Other Number

SFHM.Rhodes.2020.Drive.071

Parts

Count

1