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Chaps
E.L. Gallatin & Co
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, National Park Service
Deer Lodge, MT, United States
These shotgun-style chaps, named for the straight legs, gave Conrad Kohrs protection from rough brush and a little extra warmth. “Woolies”, chaps with sheep’s wool or goat hair would have been warmer, but a little too flamboyant for the down-to-earth cattleman.
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Details
- Title: Chaps
- Creator: E.L. Gallatin & Co
- Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Contributor: Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/grko/exb/OpenRange/Clothing/grko545_chaps.html
- Source: Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: GRKO 545
- Measurements: L 96.5, W 33, D 10.2 cm (pants)
- Materials: Leather
- Date: c 1868 - 1890
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