Cutouts on signage in Dodge City pay homage to the western Kansas town's roots. In the 1870s and early 1880s millions of cattle were driven up from Texas by cowboys to rail lines in Dodge City.
A high point on the Santa Fe Trail west of Dodge City is marked with a sign paying tribute to the cowboys who once drove cattle to the Kansas town.
From 1875 to 1886 the railhead at Dodge City was the destination point for cattle driven up from Texas. This image hangs in the Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City.
The National Beef meatpacking plant is on the east side of Dodge City, Kan.
Cattle awaiting slaughter are guided through pens at the back of the National Beef meatpacking plant in Dodge City, Kan.
The National Beef plant (upper center) and associated trucking company, National Carriers, sit on the east side of Dodge City, Kan.
Cattle awaiting slaughter are funneled through pens into the National Beef meatpacking plant in Dodge City, Kan.
A statue of El Capitan in the heart of Dodge City commemorates the Texas longhorn cattle that were driven up the trail between 1875 and 1886 to the railhead in the southwestern Kansas town.