SDPB Documentaries
The Last Ranch - The Diamond A Story
Special | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
1996 SDPB TV documentary about a historic and large ranch near Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
The Diamond A Ranch was one of several large outfits established in western South Dakota at the turn of the 20th century. The grasslands west of the Missouri River were still mostly un-fenced and the big-time cattle bosses could continue to operate almost as they had during the days of the great cattle drives decades before. Times changed but the Diamond A kept going until 1944.
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SDPB Documentaries
The Last Ranch - The Diamond A Story
Special | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The Diamond A Ranch was one of several large outfits established in western South Dakota at the turn of the 20th century. The grasslands west of the Missouri River were still mostly un-fenced and the big-time cattle bosses could continue to operate almost as they had during the days of the great cattle drives decades before. Times changed but the Diamond A kept going until 1944.
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Memories of the Diamond A Ranch - Haunted Fort Bennett
Clip: Special | 2m 10s | Former Diamond A ranch hands describe strange events in the old officers' quarters. (2m 10s)
Memories of the Diamond A Ranch - Spoofing the Cook
Clip: Special | 3m 26s | Stories of a few pranks played by Diamond A ranch hands with too much time on their hands. (3m 26s)
Restoring the Diamond A Stockyard
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: Special | 5m 4s | Rancher and retired rodeo man Johnny Holloway is restoring a bit of South Dakota history. (5m 4s)
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