PHOTO OF THE HOME RANGE LITTLE MISSOURI HORSE CO. H-T BRAND
PHOTO OF THE HOME RANGE LITTLE MISSOURI HORSE CO. H-T BRAND
Established 1882-1883, The Little Missouri Horse Company, also known as the H-T Ranch, ranged horses primarily in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Founded by Arthur C. Huidekoper and Sidney Tarbell, they were breeders of high grade Percherons. At its peak the ranch was spread over 23,000 acres (acreage varies by source) of railroad land that Huidekoper had purchased with a horse population of 12,000. The H-T became known as the nation’s first hunting ranch and also one of the largest shippers of horses to the east coast. When Pabst Brothers Brewing Company purchased the land in 1906 the Little Missouri Horse Company in North Dakota was dissolved, but continued to function in eastern Montana.
The photo is (7 ¾ x 4 ½ Inches mounted on a 10 x 8 cardboard) and identified at the bottom as HOME RANCH LITTLE MISSOURI HORSE CO. H-T. NO. 11. Four cowboys are horseback with one being in a buckboard. On the back is printed MONTANA. Some border staining on backing not affecting photo. Overall in vg cond.