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[Postcard of Cattle Ranchers]

Description: Postcard of a group of men sitting and standing around a campfire near a vehicle, and two men sitting on horses, with a herd of cows in the background. On the back of the postcard is written: "Loaned - Eliz. Jennell Spence."
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Dead Insurrecto]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified rancher on horseback looking down at the body of a dead Mexican 'bandit' or Insurrecto in the Chihuahuan Desert. Postcard captions reads: 'The bodies of dead bandits found all along the trail of Pancho Villa'.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Dead Bandit]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified rancher on horseback looking down at the body of a dead Mexican 'bandit' or Insurrecto somewhere in the Chihuahuan Desert. The postcard captions reads: 'The bodies of dead bandits found all along the trail of Pancho Villa'. See also postcards: [Battlefield Scene in Mexico] - WH-PC-185-009; and [Battlefield Scene in Mexico - Duplicate] - WH-PC-196-012.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[T&P Christmas Card]

Description: T&P Christmas card and magazine clipping with an illustration of T&P train #614 and a cowboy to the left of the train and a large plume of smoke rising from the engine. On the clipping is printed "5008 West of the Pecos - Texas & Pacific 'Between El Paso and Pecos, this handsome Texas Type locomotive rumbles through the quiet of the prairie evening, etc.' 'May Peace be your Gift at Christmas and your Treasure through all the Year.'" On the back of the card the same Christmas quote is printed, a… more
Date: unknown
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Cowhand and Saddle Horses]

Description: Photograph of a cowhand on horseback with saddle horses on the La Babia Ranch with trees and hills in the background.
Date: 1925~
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[Drawing of Cowboy Shooting a Man's Feet]

Description: Postcard of a drawing of a cowboy standing in front of the doors of a saloon and shooting at the feet of a man wearing stereotypically tourist clothes. The text above the drawing reads "Howdy From Dallas, Texas", and the text below it reads "I'm Learning a New Dance Called 'The Texas Twist'!!"
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 27, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has four photos. The first depicts two men on horses and one of the horses is at the start of a jump. In the second photo, there's one man on a horse galloping. The third has two men on horses and one of the men appears to be getting up to stand on his. In the corner, there's a small circular photo of a man on a horse as it is jumping. All of the scenes in the photos are in a prairie setting. On the bottom of the front and bac… more
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, December 3, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: December 3, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, October 7, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: October 7, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 2, 1909]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Osterhout discussing daily life and local news. The front of the postcard contains two photos labeled at the bottom as "West Texas Freight Trains, San Angelo, Texas." In the upper image, a line of cattle are roped together, leading a covered wagon; a man is standing behind them holding a whip. In the lower image, a series of covered wagons are being pulled by teams of horses. Text in the center of the image says "Copyright 1907 by Ragsdale" and there a… more
Date: August 2, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon cook]

Description: Postcard of Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon and camp cook, ca. 1915. Moore is standing behind camp table in a three piece suit and hat, with his foot up on the bench. African American chuck wagon cook is sitting on the other bench, wearing a cowboy hat, light shirt, dark pants. Chuck wagon is behind Moore and cook.
Date: 1915
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Portrait of Waco Cowboys in Front of American Flag]

Description: Postcard of two men dressed with cowboy hats, bandanas, holsters, and long furry chaps standing next to each other. They pose together in front of a large American flag that may have 35 stars.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Waco Cowboys In Front of Window]

Description: Postcard of two men dressed with cowboy hats, bandanas, holsters with guns, and long furry chaps next to each other. They pose together in front of an ornamented window.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Chuck Wagon]

Description: Postcard of two men sitting astride horses in the center of the image with a chuck wagon standing to the left with several men standing and sitting around it, to the right of the two men there is a man sitting on the ground with another man standing next to a horse. The hand written caption on the image reads "The 'Chuck' Wagon". The inscription on the back reads: " Dear Nettie: How are you these days? Are you going to school this year? I will leave Saturday night for Georgetown to enter school… more
Date: September 1909
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Cowboy on Horse]

Description: Postcard of a cowboy sitting on a horse and firing a pistol. Handwritten message on the back of the postcard inquires about Abner Rayburn's well-being.
Date: September 7, 1911
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Postcard of "The Roundup"]

Description: Postcard of a painting entitled "The Roundup," of cowboys sitting together in a camp, with more cowboys rounding up cattle in the background, framed with mountains. A handwritten note addresed to Miss Helen H. Aten says "Hello All- Arrived yesterday at 3:00pm. Travelled 1850 miles. Chevy is still good. Was a bit tired driving but will come out of it in a day or two. Rained today and is plenty muddy at camp. Abilene is a nice town. Will write more in a day or two. Looks as tho we will be busy."
Date: December 5, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Branding Cattle at the Brite Ranch

Description: Photographic postcard of cowboys branding cattle on the Brite Ranch in West Texas. It has the name "Bill Bailey" written on the back and it is addressed to Mr. C.E. Brite in Brite, Tex and it is postmarked September 1, 1921 in Marfa, Texas.
Date: 1921~
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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