Great photos. There is a lot going on around the Chuck Wagon.......lots of gear and equipment. It kinda begs the question of status on the cattle drive. It seems from our perspective now, that the Cook had responsibility for so much.....buying food, storing food, setting up camp, creating shelter, cooking food that keeps guys happy with variation, clearing away and do it all again tomorrow. And yet literature and movie legacy paints the picture of the cook as somehow Lesser Than. Often depicted as a comic character, or cantankerous , definitely not a key figure, who would command respect, which he must have been. The cowboy on the other hand is depicted as independent and gallant. Movies, which despite thier historical accuracy, do depict human characters and situations, will show Cowboys quitting the Drive and leaving. What would have happened if the Cookie had saddled up and skedaddled? Or threatened to. Can you see all those cowpokes faces.