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Cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1932

Cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1932
Description:

This is a group photo of cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with some children and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, who is sitting in the middle front row, wearing a white cowboy hat. Ruth Roach is the first standing person on the left.
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1932
Partner(s):
University of North Texas Libraries
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Collection(s):
University of North Texas Archives
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Ruth Scantlin Roach Salmon (1896-1986) Collection
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Creator:
Unknown
Cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1932
Original Creation Date: 1932
Coverage:
Place
United States - New York - New York City
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1932
Description:

This is a group photo of cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with some children and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, who is sitting in the middle front row, wearing a white cowboy hat. Ruth Roach is the first standing person on the left.
Note:

Ruth Salmon, world champion rodeo performer, had a 24-year career that began in 1914 and ended in 1938, when she retired from the rodeo and started a ranching business in Nocona, Texas, with her husband, Fred Salmon. She is an inductee in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and traveled the world with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and The 101 Real Wild West Show. Bronc riding was her favorite event, although she performed and won championship titles in other areas (as Ruth Roach). During her career she won the titles of World's Champion All Around Cowgirl, World's Champion Trick Rider, and World's Champion Girl Bronc Rider. This photo is from the collection of papers and photographs that she donated to the University of North Texas Archives in 1985.
Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 in.
Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): cowgirls | group portraits
Contributor(s):
Partner:
University of North Texas Libraries
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Collection:
University of North Texas Archives
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Collection:
Ruth Scantlin Roach Salmon (1896-1986) Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: HM-60_347
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth20996
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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