MP-0000.583.53 | William F. Cochrane, rancher, Calgary, AB, 1893
William F. Cochrane, rancher, Calgary, AB, 1893
Robert Randolph Bruce
1893, 19th century
Silver salts on glass - Gelatin dry plate process
20 x 12 cm
MP-0000.583.53
© McCord Museum
Description
Keywords: male (26812) , Photograph (77678) , portrait (53878)
Keys to History
In 1885 Senator Matthew Cochrane (1823-1903), a Montreal industrialist, began acquiring land in central Alberta. He eventually owned or leased 135,000 hectares of ranchland. The Cochrane Ranch was the largest in Canada. William F. Cochrane, the senator's son, operated the southern part of the ranch with cattle imported from Montana. The ranch was profitable, though its owners experienced many difficulties. After the senator died, the ranch was broken up and sold.
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What
This is a photograph of William F. Cochrane, one of the largest landowners in Canada.
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Where
The picture was taken on the vast Cochrane ranch in central Alberta.
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When
The ranch was founded by Senator Matthew Cochrane in 1881, 12 years before the picture was taken.
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Who
The man in the photograph is William F. Cochrane, the senator's son, who operated the southern section of the ranch.
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