Cowgirls
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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
James A. Carson Collection
Collection — Folder 1 (SC 2-6)
Identifier: H-154
Abstract
This small collection contains 47 photographs of an assortment of people involved with the 101 Ranch in Bliss, Oklahoma.
Dates:
1905 - 1910
Jay B. Massey Collection
Collection — Folder 1 (SC 4-6)
Identifier: 1989-028
Abstract
This small collection includes several photographs and photographic postcards taken on the Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch, some of which are personally autographed photos from John A. Guthrie.
Dates:
circa 1890-circa 1930
Reba Perry Blakely Papers
Collection
Identifier: RCFIC2005-283
Abstract
Papers and photographs of rodeo performer and researcher Reba Perry Blakely, which include extensive correspondence with the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and fragmentary correspondence with several rodeo personalities, subject files connected with various writing and research projects, some of Perry’s articles in manuscript and printed form, and over 60 photographic images, mostly copy prints associated with her writing projects. Some correspondence connected with her research and writing...
Dates:
1903 - 1997
Robert E. Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000-005
Abstract
Cunningham, photograph collector and Stillwater photographer, chronicled the development of Oklahoma through his historical acquisitions and personal photographs. Cunningham’s collection records Oklahoma’s development from 1883 through the 21st century. The collection contains an extensive assemblage of negatives, photographs, documents and other archival materials. This description reflects the collection's documents and other archival materials. The photographic elements can be searched on...
Dates:
1856 - 1997
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
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