The Branding

Mural #23

Image is of a Mural painted on the outside of William F. Schroeder’s old law office in Vale, Oregon, at the corner of A Street East and Highway 20/26 (aka John Day Highway). Credit duly given to the Vale Heritage Reflection Mural Society.

The man in the image next to the campfire holding the branding iron is intended to illustrate Alan Schroeder’s father, William F. Schroeder (1928-2015). William F. Schroeder is holding the Schroeder’s Tulip S Branding Iron.

Beyond being a lawyer, a community volunteer, and family man, William F. Schroeder was a noted speaker and writer on federal lands and natural resource related issues to over seven colleges and universities and many gatherings of professional organizations interested in the federal lands, water, and mining. Mr. Schroeder’s speech-essays concerning the challenges of the federal lands have appeared in publications all across the Western United States. See Hotlink to further background of William F Schroeder.