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Six Cowgirls on Their Horses

Date: 1908
Description: View across water toward six cowgirls on their horses, with their reflection in the water. Ranch outbuildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgir...
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Cowgirl, Bliss, Oklahoma

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of a cowgirl sitting on a horse. A fence runs along the left, with an open field in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgirl on 101 Ranch, Oklahoma...
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Dipping Cattle at Sandy Coulee

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a herd of cattle. A ranch hand monitors the cattle in the fenced section, while one man watches from outside the pen. In the bac...
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Horses and a Camp on Rangeland

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Description: View of horses and a man on horseback in the foreground, with four tents a herd gathered together in the background on a range. Caption reads: "'Reps' Star...
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Cowboys Unsaddling their Horses

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Description: Cowboys unsaddling their horses in a fenced area, with a group of unsaddled horses in the background.
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Cowboy Taming a Horse

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Description: A cowboy holding his hat in his hand is riding on a bucking horse in a fenced enclosure. The horse is kicking up dust.
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Rounding-Up Horses

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Description: Elevated view of ranch hands rounding up horses. There are approximately two dozen men in two clusters: five are in the foreground in front of the herd and...
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Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco

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Description: Ranch hand holding a crop high above his head on a bucking horse. In the distance are trees and shrubs. Caption reads: "'A Cowboy on Bucking Bronco.'"
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Trying to Ride a Bucking Bronco

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a ranch hand riding a bucking horse. To the left is a man or boy standing near the stone wall enclosure. In the background are hi...
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Attempting to Saddle a Horse

Date: 1908
Description: Four ranch hands in the process of saddling a horse. Two of the men have tied the legs together, one man is holding the nose and jaw area, while the fourth...
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Tying a Pack on a Horse

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Description: Three ranch hands tie a pack to a horse. Each man has foot against the horse, tightening the rope in order to have a stable pack. In the background to the ...
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Saddling and Packing the Horses

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Description: Three ranch hands saddling and packing a horse in an enclosed fence area. One man has his foot pushing against the horse while tightening the rope. Three o...
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Round-up on C.O.D. Ranch

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Description: View of a round-up on C.O.D. Ranch. In the foreground, cowboys gather around a chuck wagon labeled, "L.N.Y. or K.C.O.D." The members of the Dodge City Band...

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