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Series 1: Photographs, circa 1904 - 1929

25 photographs depicting early 1900s cowboy life

Box 1

 

Barcode: 703164

Folder 1: Photographs

 

Item 1: The Matador Boys at Roaring Springs, circa 1909

Title written in pencil on back. "Copyright by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas" printed on back.

Item 2: Cowboy on horseback chasing cattle through a field, undated

"Esther Huston" written in pencil on back

Item 3: Horse saddle on wooden saddle stand, undated

 

Item 4: Cowhands guiding a herd of cattle, undated

 

Item 5: Cowboys "tailing down" a cow, undated

 

Item 6: [Edwin Sanders having trouble with "Puddin'Foot"], 1906

"Edwin Sanders, cousin of the photographer, Erwin E. Smith, having trouble with 'Puddin'Foot' a Percheron cross on a Spanish mare-a horse that was bad and could shake the best riders. One of a series of photographs. ED Ranch, near Crowell, Texas"

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 7: [Cowhands pulling a wagon up a canyon], 1907

"Cowhands Pulling the Chuck Wagon out of a Bad Place while the Outfit Trails out of the Canyon"

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of Art

Item 8: [The Usual Morning Fight], 1906

"The Usual Morning Fight [Edwin Sanders Having Trouble with Puddin' Foot, a Percheron Cross on a Spanish Mare], ED Ranch, Crowell, Texas"

Source: Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer by Byron Price

Item 9: [Edwin Sanders dragging a beef in for butchering], 1906

"Edwin Sanders dragging a beef in for butchering in bitterly cold weather; this type of storm is usually referred to as a 'blue norther'. ED Ranch, near Crowell, Texas."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 10: [Edwin Sanders and his horse taking a break], 1906

"Edwin Sanders dipping a drink with the rolled brim of his hat while his mount and packhorse stand nearby. ED Ranch, near Crowell, Texas." "Grabbing water" written in pencil on back.

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 11: [Foreman and three cowboys riding on Three Circles Ranch], 1906

"Foreman of the Three Circles Ranch in the lead followed by three cowboys out riding over the range. Edwin Sanders, cousin to the photographer, at extreme right. Three Circles Ranch, Texas."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 12: [George Patullo ready to ride], 1908

"George Pattullo in his tenderfoot days, mounted and ready to ride the Texas plains. JA Ranch, Texas."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 13: A cowhand and spectators watch a cowboy on a horse, circa 1920-1935

"[unknown word] Frank Bradford" written in pencil on back

Item 14: [First Monday Trade Day in Bonham, Texas], circa 1911

"First Monday Trade Day in Bonham, when farmers and ranchers brought goods and livestock to trade in the City Square."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 15: [Buggy on the range], circa 1908-1909

"Buggy on the range. Three Block Ranch, New Mexico."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 16: Cowboys riding near roundup camp, undated

 

Item 17: [Claud Jefferies working with an outlaw], 1905

"Claud Jefferies working with an outlaw in the Matador corrals. Matador Ranch, Texas."

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 18: Cowboy cut out against the skyline, undated

Title written in pencil on back of photo

Item 19: [Studio shot of Erwin E. Smith], circa 1904

"Studio shot - Erwin E. Smith  in western dress seated"

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 20: Ranchers in town with their livestock for trade day, undated

 

Item 21: [Bust of American Horse], circa 1908

Source: Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer by Byron Price

Item 22: [Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief, with three wives], 1910

"Quanah Parker, Comache Chief, and three of his seven wives somewhere in the Southwest." "Sparkman" written in pencil on back.

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 23: [Ruth Roach, a female rodeo performer], 1920s

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 24: Tommy Douglas and his mule, Mande, 1919

Title written in pencil on back of photo. Photograph given by John Stryker. Note written in pencil on back reads, "Not in any contest but sent for your pleasure - Stryker, Kearney, Nebr."

Item 25: Henry Patten, old time cowpuncher with the Three Block Outfit, New Mexico, 1929

Framed photograph of Henry Patten, an old time cowpuncher with the Three Block Outfit in New Mexico, playing a violin in front of a stone fireplace. A rifle hangs on the wall above the mantle, lined with a gas lamp and various bottles.

A note on the back reads "Hand written on the print 'Henry Patten, old time cowpuncher with the Three Block Outfit, New Mexico, Copyright by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas,' written in hand by Erwin Smith. Appears on the cover of 'The Cattleman' magazine, Sept 1929."

The photograph appears on the cover of "The Cattleman" magazine, September 1929 issue, Vol. XVI, No. 4, a copy of which is attached to the back of the frame.

Barcode: 703165

Series 2: Printings, undated - 1986

8 printed works and 5 postcards

Box 1

 

Barcode: 703164

Folder 2: Printings

 

Item 26: [Erwin Smith's Room as a Teenager in Bonham, Texas.], circa 1907

From a gelatin silver print. Smith's photographs of Gladys Harry (right) and Albert Smith (left) sit atop this dressing table.

Source: Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer by Bryron Price

Item 27: [Interior shot with Native American bust], circa 1905-1915

"Interior shot (of Erwin E. Smith's apartment or room?) with a Native American bust." Cyanotype on paper.

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 28: [A few horses scattered about a West Texas landscape], 1907

"A few horses scattered about a West Texas landscape, a mare separated by a barbed wire fence from a colt. At LS Ranch, Texas." Cyanotype on paper.

Source: Erwin E. Smith Collection, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Item 29: [Edwin Sanders and the Foreman of the Three Circles Ranch Throw a Diamond Hitch on a Pack Animal, Three Circles Ranch, Texas], 1906

Cyanotype on paper.

Source: Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer by Byron Price

Item 30: [A cowboy stands with a rifle beside his horse], undated

Cyanotype on paper

Item 31: "Come and Git It!", 1908

Postcard. [Cowpunchers "Hightailing It in to Chuck," with One Horse Pitching on Extreme Left], Three Block Ranch, New Mexico. "Esther Huston" written in pencil on back.

Source: Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer by Byron Price

Item 32A: Chief Wolf Robe Cheyenne, undated

Photo on postcard by Native American photographer, Frank A. Rinehart. "Copyrighted 1903, F. A. Rinehart, Ohama, Neb." is printed below the photo. "Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas" is addressed on back.

Item 32B: Chase-in-the-Morning, undated

Photo on postcard by Native American photographer, Frank A. Rinehart. "Copyrighted 1903, F. A. Rinehart, Ohama, Neb." is printed below the photo. "Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas" is addressed on back.

Item 32C: Clear, undated

Photo on postcard by Native American photographer, Frank A. Rinehart. "Copyrighted 1903, F. A. Rinehart, Ohama, Neb." is printed below the photo. "Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas" is addressed on back.

Item 32D: Yellow Wolf, undated

Photo on postcard by Native American photographer, Frank A. Rinehart. "Copyrighted 1903, F. A. Rinehart, Ohama, Neb." is printed below the photo. "Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas" is addressed on back.

Item 33: "With an Old Box Camera, Erwin E. Smith Captured The West on Film for Posterity", undated

Copy of a newspaper clipping featuring the article, "With an Old Box Camera, Erwin E. Smith Captured The West on Film for Posterity," by Virgina Allred. Newspaper publication unknown.

Item 34: Program - Dedication of Official Grave Marker - Erwin Evans Smith, 1976

Program for Erwin E. Smith's Official Texas Historical Grave Marker dedication ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery in his hometown of Honey Grove, Texas.

Item 35: Program - Exhibit: "A Sure Enough Cowboy - The Photographs of Erwin Smith", 1986

Program for the Erwin E. Smith exhibit, "A Sure Enough Cowboy - The Photographs of Erwin Smith," at the Sherman Historical Museum in Sherman, Texas, from August 3 - September 21, 1986.

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