The poster covers over 200 of the most famous and picturesque "irons," such as Spanish Colonial, Mexican Texas, the Republic of Texas and the legendary trail drivers.

The following is the entire list of items in approximate date order. 

Legend Colors indicate period in which brand was recorded Spanish Mexican Republic of Texas Civil War State of Texas [or undefined]
Don Nicolas Saez Bexar 1742	Texas earliest recorded brand July 1, 1762	Don Miguel Hernandez de Hoyos Bexar district 1765	Mission de la Espada de Bexar 1778
Don Juan Barrera Goliad 1791	Jose Flores Bexar district 1806	Mariano Sanchez Trinidad district 1806	Jose Antonio Chirino Bexar district 1806
Jose Ybardo Bexar 1806	Baltasar de la Garza Nacogdoches district 1806	Brand of the Alamo Mission Granted May 26, 1812	Dona Maria Josefa de la Garza San Fernando de Bexar 1813
Veteran Company of la Colonia Bexar district 1817	James Taylor White The oldest Texas brand in continuous use Began in 1820 Double W	Stephen F. Austin Spanish brand	Levi Coleman Goliad 1825 Y.L. connected
John Williams Austin County 1829 Cinch Buckle	Brand of the Texas Patriot Jose Antonio Navarro Granted Nov 7, 1833	Abraham Winfree Jefferson County 1836 two 3's	William McFaddin Jefferson County 1837 M6
Tom O'Connar Refugio County 1837 T C	Mrs. Jane Long Fort Bend County 1838	Matthew Moss Austin County 1838 AN	Eli Dyer Fort Bend County 1839 E D
Borden brothers Fort Bend County 1839 Circle O	William Cruze Hays County 1840 Lazy Wrench	Frank Wilson Polk County 1840 7 Up	William Ryan Burleson County 1840 Circle Bar
L. Word Jackson County 1840 Crooked H	Col. Desha Bunton Bastrop County 1841 DB	Mrs. B.C. Oliver Red River County 1844 Muleshoe	John Moore Matagorda County 1845 Bow and Arrow
W.J. Slaughter Caldwell County 1845 T Diamond	J.S. Cruze Colorado County 1845 Dog Iron	L.S. Jennings Fort Bend County 1845 L Bar S	Joel Hudgins Wharton County 1847
Erwin Ranch Jackson County 1848 U Up and U Down	William Nash San Augustin County 1850 T B Connected	Adam Becker Comal County 1850 A B	Aaron Estes Hill County 1850 Cross H
C.C. Nash San Augustin County 1851 Crow Foot	Henry Orr Ellis County 1854 H Bar O	J.T. White Liberty County 1854 13 Bar	Levi Kokernot Matagorda County 1855
John Chisum Denton County 1856 Long Rail or Jingle Bob	Robert Masterson San Saba County 1856 Nine H Six	J.T. Wood San Saba County 1856 Open X	John Matthews Matagorda County 1860
Noah Ellis 1860's RocKing Chair	Anton Elsner Comal County 1860 Bridle Bit	W.H. Baldridge Lavaca County 1860 Seven B	George brothers Bell County 1860 Circle S K
T.H. Clark Duval County 1860 Square Top 3	John Lindsay Mason County 1860 Running N	Oliver Loving Partner of Charles Goodnight Loving Trail, Loving Goodnight Trail 1860	G.P. Eckert Mason County 1863 P E
James Wright Colorado County 1864 J Cross	George Saunders Gonzales County 1864 Quarter Circle Ten	Frantz Adamcik Fayette County 1865 Seven A D	G.W. Brister Atascosa County 1865 U Fluer de Lis
G.J. Booth Gonzales County 1865 Diamond O	Frank Greenwood Goliad 1865 S L Bar	Col. Frank Hatch Kaufman County 1866 Forty-Five	J.B. Hawkins Matagorda County 1866 H Crook
Oliver Loving & Charles Goodnight Road Brand 1866 Circle	Merridith Edwards Bowie County 1866 Diamond One	W.S. Ikard Clay County 1867 V Bar	Jerry Harris Road Brand Conch County 1868 5 C
John Glenn Halsell 1868 Three Circles	DeWees & Ellison Road Brand 1868	Capt. Mifflin Kennedy Nueces County 1868 Laurel Leaf	Charles Schreiner Road Brand 1869
Continental Land & Cattle Company Baylor County 1870 Milliron	John B. Slaughter 1870 U Lazy S	Willie Shanklin Goliad County 1870 M W	Henry Allen Hill County 1870 Scribe M
Lee Bivins Bates & Beals 1870 L X	W.J. Slaughter Road Brand Atascosa County 1870's Diamond	Will Jennings Road Brand Caldwell County 1870's Circle Bar O	Dunn & Houston Road Brand 1870's T 41
Blewford Cockrill Road Brand	M. Hallif Road Brand Circle Dot	John Blocker Road Brand The "Blocker Seven"	Adair & Goodnight Adair Estate J A
King Ranch Robert Justus Kleberg Running W	Espuela Land & Cattle Company Spur	Samuel A. Maverick Bexar County M K Connected	J.T. Daugherty Bailey County W J Connected
L.C. Brite Presidio County Bar Cross	Callahan Ranch Encinal Swinging I I	Mrs. Ozella Gordon Culbertson County Seven Circle L	Edward W. Swift Briscoe County Shoe Bar
Jackson Brothers Tom Green County Pitchfork	C.S. Word Turkey Track	E.D. Harrell Armstrong County Triangle Tail	George Delaffosse Albany Jews Harp
Grover Stephens Hudspeth County Two Bar Slash	J.W. Dyer Franklin County Seventy Six	Lonnie Vivian Dimmit County T Lazy Rapter	Dan Waggoner 1871 3 D's
C.F. Flanders Edwards County C Flying P	Stickley & Hampton Hemphill County Ladder	W.A. Stanley Deaf Smith County Forked Lightning	Jenkins & Jenkins Cass County Bar J's Back to Back
Tom Clark Calhoun County Shield	Boy Bonner Angelina County Pronged T	C. Goodnight Armstrong County Bar J	W.E. Arthur Archer County Tumbling T Bar
Jas Marburger Anchor	Clay County Bar X	W.H. Funk Briscoe County Quien Sabe	Texas Prison System Five Point Star
BurK Burnett Wichita County 1871 Four Sixes	Pablo San Miguel "fierro Viejo" 1668 Guerro Maverick County 1871	John P. Brown Brown County 1872 Seven H Seven	Jot Gunter 1872 "T Anchor"
William Slaughter Road Brand 1872 7 P	Lytle & McDanial Road Brand 1872 7 D	Sam Locklin Milam County 1873 S L	Baker brothers Travis County 1873 Lazy F
W.R. Green Jack County 1873 Lazy H	George T. Reynolds Throckmorton County 1874 Keystone	William Lott Gonzales County 1874 L Up and L Down	Thomas Cantu Nueces County 1874
J.J. Hitson Palo Pinto 1874 O Bar O	J.W. Askey Limestone County 1875 Hat A	Frank Houston Road Brand Atascosa County 1875	M.V. Brownfield Nolan County 1876 Half Circle Block
R.P. Rice Hamilton County 1876 Doorkey	W.L. Browning Stephens County 1876 Flying A	L.F. Buttrill Bee County 1876 Y Cross F	P.T. Hurt Taylor County 1876 P Bar Connected
John Dean Kaufman County 1877 D D	Walt Pool Wharton County 1878 J P Connected	George W. Littlefield 1878	Emmett Douglas Coleman County 1879 Flying E
J.F. Leathers Leon County 1879 Half Circle L	Matador V 1879	J.J. Koonsman Erath County 1879 Horseshoe A	J.H. Barwise Wichita County 1879 Bar Y's
Stone Land & Cattle Company 1880 T Fork	David Galbreath Lubbock County 1880 Curry Comb	Reynolds Cattle Company Throckmorton County 1880 Long X	Anderson & Stevens Wichita Falls 1880 Box K
D.H. McNairy Mitchell County 1880 Booger Y	Shanghai Pierce Pierce, Texas 1880 D or Closed C	H.F. Smith Milam County 1880 Lapped Circle	Head & Halff Road Brand 1880 Apple
J.C. Montgomery Nolan County 1880 O Cross	T.P. Childers Runnels County 1881 Drag T	Clay Mann Kent County 1881 Eighty	Matthew Cartright Kaufman County 1881 Fluer de Mustard
Berry Gatewood Road Brand 1881	Capital Land and Investment Company 1882 XIT	E.C. Sterling Baylor County 1882 Hash Knife	Dillard Fant Hidalgo County 1883 Medialuna
"80 John" Wallace Mitchell County 1883 D W	S.M. Swenson 1883	Dubois & Wentworth Presidio 1884 Diamond Tail	W.A. Poage Road Brand 1884
J.B. Slaughter Garza County 1884 Square & Compass	John Kirkpatrick Tom Green County 1885 Seven F	Walker brothers McCulloch County 1885 Graball or Hell	Withers Brothers Webb County 1885 Pig Pen
Macus Snyder Grines County 1885 Horseshoe T Cross	L.M. Carhart Donley County 1885 Quarter Circle Heart	J.B. Ford Montague County 1885 Ford	M.W. Shelby Tom Green County 1886 Seven U Bar
John Gordon Castro County 1886 U Bar	S.F. McKnight Wharton County 1886 Flying U	S.R. Guthrie Brewster County 1886 One O One	Blocker, Driscoll & Davis Road Brand 1886
Mandia Land and Cattle Company Borden County 1886 M K	G.A. Wynne Walker County 1887 Ace of Spades	Baird and Woods Gray County 1888 Wine Glass	George Peavy Howard County 1888 Peavy - P V
J.F. Evans Donley County 1889 Spade	W.E. Halsell Cherokee Nation 1889 Mashed O	Sugg Robertson Colorado County 1890 Hat	Lon Newby Roberts County 1890 Drag A
Joe Sherman Estacado 1890 M Cross	I.G. Nacio Sierra Maverick County 1890 Arrowpoint Cross Half-Moon	Thompson brothers Runnels County 1890 Crooked S	Sam Wilkes Mitchell County 1892 Flying W
W.J. Todd, Sr. Hemphill County 1894 Circle & A Half	Joe Duncan Reeves County 1894 A 4	E.W. Loftin Concho County 1895 Dinner Bell	J.C. Callan Menard County 1895 Buckhorn
W.H. Ingerton Moore County 1896 Pot Hook	J.H. Babb Callahan County 1896 A Cross L Connected	Bill Scarborough Midland County 1897 Frying Pan	J.T. Davis Sterling County 1899 Open A Bar
C.T. McMurtry Archer County 1900 Stirrup	J.T. McElroy Crane County 1900 Jigger W	E.W. Grogan Clay & Donley Counties 1902 Open G	Frank Votaw Dimmit County 1905 J F V
O.C. Arthur Dickins County 1908 Rafter O	John Honeycutt Shackleford County 1908 Hog Eye	Maurice Bierman Calhoun County 1908 Poplar Leaf	Callaghan Ranch Hidalgo County 1909 Corbota
D.E. Browning Panola County 1910 Swastika	Jose M. Cabaras Cameron County 1914 Fierro de Arar	W.P. Fischer Presidio County 1919 Walking X	Molly Simmons Scurry County 1926 B Triangle

 

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