Barbed Wire and Brands - Main Street, Wyoming

3,331 views · Published 23 June 2017 · 28:32 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Wyoming PBS · 2017 · Education

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Uncover the impact to Wyoming of two important events in the 1870’s: the invention of barbed wire and the official registration of brands.  Joe Lawrence of Casper shares his extensive knowledge and collection of barbed wire and Bill Runner, the State of Wyoming Chief Brand Inspector, and historian Ann Noble talks about brands.

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