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Advertising the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1918

Advertising the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1918
Description:

This photo shows an old car with a steer head attached to the front, driven by a man, with four cowgirls and a wooden Indian as passengers. The girl on the far left is Prairie Rose Henderson and the girl sitting on the hood of the car is Ruth Roach.
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1918
Partner(s):
University of North Texas Archives
Collection(s):
Ruth Scantlin Roach Salmon (1896-1986) Collection
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Creator:
Unknown
Advertising the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1918
Original Creation Date: 1918
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Wichita County - Wichita Falls
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1918
Description:

This photo shows an old car with a steer head attached to the front, driven by a man, with four cowgirls and a wooden Indian as passengers. The girl on the far left is Prairie Rose Henderson and the girl sitting on the hood of the car is Ruth Roach.
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 photographic postcard : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Cowgirls | Roach, Ruth | Salmon, Ruth Roach | Henderson, Prairie Rose
Contributor(s):
Partner:
University of North Texas Archives
Collection:
Ruth Scantlin Roach Salmon (1896-1986) Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: HM-60_238
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth21021
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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