Photography by Ralph R. Doubleday
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to promote interest in the enduring legacy of the American West.
In half a century it has grown from a Hall of Fame honoring the American cowboy to a world-class institution housing extraordinary collections of history, material culture and art. The Museum today collects a broad array of material that reflects the variety of peoples, cultures and historical currents found in the West.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum shared the photography collection of Ralph R. Doubleday with Cowboy Lifestyle Magazine.
A RIDE WITH AN AUDIENCE. A photo of Shorty Davis at the Miles City Round-Up in 1917.
GETTING OVER HIS SKIS. A photo from a rodeo in 1917.
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DRESSED TO IMPRESS. A photo from a rodeo in Gunnison, Colo., in 1917.
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GETTING AIR. Mamie Stroud rides at Pikes Peak Rodeo in 1924.
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EXIT STAGE LEFT. Adolph Goodman gets thrown from Salt Peter in 1924.
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UNDER CONTROL. A.L South rides “Old Paint” at North Platte Rodeo in 1945.
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POETRY IN MOTION. Al Carey rides “Cal Coolidge” at Trenton Fair & Rodeo in 1935.
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A FINISHING MOVE. A photo from the Lynch Bull Dogging in 1917.
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A GENTLEMAN’S GALLOP. Anarchist attempts to throw a rider at a rodeo in Douglas, Wyo., in 1916.
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PEER RESPECT. A.A. Cooper rides “Brown Jug” at Belle Rourche, S.D., ranch in 1925.
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DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY. Abbie Rayl practices trick-riding at Compton-Hughes Rodeo in 1935.
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WHIPLASH. Adam Marshall rides “Glass Eye” at a ranch in Interior, South Dakota, in 1925.
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THREE-MAN WEAVE. Adolph Ebner rides at Bulldogging Springfield Rodeo in 1945.
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THE EJECTION BUTTON. Adolph Goodman leaves “Red Cloud” at the Billings Fair in 1935.
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TWIST AND SHOUT. Al Fletcher rides “Big Horn” at the Sheridan, Wyo., Rodeo in 1945.
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STANDING ROOM ONLY. Al Fletcher on “Hootchi Kootchi” in 1945.
