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Jack Shaw on Rusty the Horse

Jack Shaw on Rusty the Horse
Description:

Photograph of Jack Shaw atop Rusty the horse. Mr. Shaw is wearing a cowboy hat, button-up shirt and boots. There is a lasso hanging from the horse's saddle. In the background is a barbed wire fence and houses.

Creator: Willard H. Porter
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Cattle Raisers Museum
Collection(s):
Fort Bend Museum Collection
Creator (Photographer):
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States
Era
Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
Description:

Photograph of Jack Shaw atop Rusty the horse. Mr. Shaw is wearing a cowboy hat, button-up shirt and boots. There is a lasso hanging from the horse's saddle. In the background is a barbed wire fence and houses.

Note:

An attached typed note reads, "When taking pictures of horses, select your background with care. This otherwise fair picture is ruined by the leaning fence post appearing to go right through the white snip on the horse's nose. The rider is Jack Shaw, Ruidoso, New Mexico, calf roper, Horse is "Rusty."

Physical Description:

One photographic image, b&w: 8.0 in. X 10.0 in.

Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Cattle Raisers Museum | Equines | Rusty | Lassos | Ropes | Bridles | Saddles | Cowboy Hats | Cowboy Boots
Partner:
Cattle Raisers Museum
Collection:
Fort Bend Museum Collection
Identifier:
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth43684
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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