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Group on the wing [of a bi-plane], c. 1915

Description: Photograph of a group of people with a bi-plane airplane in a field in Oklahoma. Sitting on top of the wings, from left to right are: Mabel Strickland, Bonnie McCarroll, Florence Hughes, Fox Hastings, and Ruth Roach. The men on the ground are involved in some kind of escapade involving a sword and turbans.
Date: 1915~

Mayor of Boston with Ruth Roach and Tad Lucas, c. 1930

Description: Photograph of a group of cowboys and cowgirls standing around the mayor of Boston outside the Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts. Ruth Roach is the second cowgirl from the right and the first cowgirl on the right is tentatively identified as Tad Lucas.
Date: 1930~

Ruth Roach with Mabel Hamilton, 1914

Description: Photograph of a boat, the Princess Mary, with what appears to be rodeo performers riding on the top deck with a U.S. Flag and a Union Jack. Ruth Roach is standing beside her friend, Mabel Hamilton, in the very center of the photograph. A notation on the back of the photo indicates that they are on the River Thames, on Ascot Sunday.
Date: 1914

[Ruth Roach sitting in the grass with friends]

Description: Photograph of world champion rodeo performer Ruth Roach, sitting with friends in the grass at a rodeo arena. Roach is dressed in a polka-dot blouse and wearing a large cowboy hat.
Date: 1930~

[On a Boat in a Park in England]

Description: This photo shows a group of people in a park, some on a small pontoon-type boat that is flying both a Union Jack and a U.S. flag.
Date: 1914

Ed McArty and Nowata Slim Richardson, 1924

Description: This is a photo of two cowboys standing in an empty arena somewhere in Europe, posing for the photographer. The one on the left is believed to be Ed McCarty and the one on the right is Nowata Slim Richardson.
Date: 1924

Pick-Up Man and Bronc Rider

Description: This photo shows what appears to be a cowgirl (with a bow in her hair) riding a bucking horse in a rodeo arena, with a mounted man nearby.
Date: 1920~

[In Soldier's Field, Chicago]

Description: This photo shows a group of eleven cowgirls standing in Soldier's Field, Chicago, with a row of classical columns behind them. From left to right, they are: Fox Hastings, Donna Cowan, Marie Gibson, Florence Hughes, Tad Lucas, Grace Runyan, Ruth Roach, Rose Smith, Bonnie McCarroll (possibly), Vera McGinnis, and Mabel Strickland.
Date: 1927

The Passing of the West #1

Description: This photo shows a row of seven standing cowgirls, with seven mounted Indians behind them, in an arena. The cowgirls are, from left to right: Ruth Roach, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Bonnie Gray, Rose Smith, Kitty Canutt, and Ruby Roberts.
Date: 1923

The Passing of the West #2

Description: This photo shows eight women on horses, standing in a row, in an arena. From left to right, they are: Mabel Strickland, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Kitty Canutt, Rose Smith, Bonnie Gray, and Unknown. There are rodeo Indians on horses behind them and large buildings, including the dome of the nation's capital, in the background.
Date: 1923

Ruth Roach and Friend

Description: This photo shows Ruth Roach on a white horse, beside another woman on horse. In the distance are two automobiles.
Date: 1920~

Ruth Roach and Mamie Stroud

Description: This photo shows Ruth Roach (woman on left) and Mamie Stroud (woman on the right) posing with two unidentified rodeo characters, by the side of an arena.
Date: 1920~
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