Austin, Tex, 1887-1941

Bruce McCarroll Collection of the Bonnie & Frank McCarroll Rodeo Archives

Collection

Identifier: RC2006-076

Abstract The married rodeo partners, Frank and Bonnie McCarroll, were an extremely popular and successful pair during the 1910s and 1920s. Frank was known for his bulldogging abilities and Bonnie for her trick riding, steer riding, and saddle bronc riding prowess.Bonnie’s death due to injuries sustained in a bronc riding wreck in 1929 at the Pendleton Round-Up was a significant event, a turning point for women in the rodeo. It marked the beginning of the end for cowgirl participation in...

Dates: circa 1900-circa 1940

Found in: NCWHM Special Collections at Dickinson Research Center / Bruce McCarroll Collection of the Bonnie & Frank McCarroll Rodeo Archives

Mrs. Grant E. Ashby Rodeo Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2001-048

Abstract Personal letters to Mrs. Grant E. Ashby written by Marie Gibson, Dorothy Hunt, Lorena Trickey, and Vera McGinnis from 1924 to 1983 are the greatest part of the collection. In addition to personal letters, the collection includes 36 photographs, published materials, and clippings related to the 1924 and the 1934 London rodeo. Organized by Charles Cochran, and managed by Tex Austin, the June 14 – July 5, 1924 London rodeo of Wembley, was the First International Rodeo. The National Sporting...

Dates: 1924 - 1983

Found in: NCWHM Special Collections at Dickinson Research Center / Mrs. Grant E. Ashby Rodeo Collection

Rodeo Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 1988-009

Abstract

This collection contains 1,532 rodeo photographs featuring contestants such as Casey Tibbs, Larry Mahan, Fox Hastings, Freckles Brown, and 310 other rodeo participants and animals.

Dates: circa 1900-1988

Found in: NCWHM Special Collections at Dickinson Research Center / Rodeo Photographs

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bruce McCarroll Collection of the Bonnie & Frank McCarroll Rodeo Archives

Mrs. Grant E. Ashby Rodeo Collection

Rodeo Photographs

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