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Cowboy in Studio
Portrait of a Cowboy. The cowboy is wearing a buckskin jacket, chaps, boots, hat and is smoking a cigarette. His right hand is leaning on an animal fur. In the bottom right corner are words that read The Dude: Leather Chaps and Circa 1900, Osborn…
Cowboys and chuck wagon
Cowboys eating around a chuck wagon. Words on the bottom read XIT Ranch. Unidentified.
Cowboys at the Log Cabin Ranch
A group of cowboys at the Log Cabin ranch. A row of them are sitting on top of a fence and a there is a row kneeling in front of the fence. Written on the left side in the middle is, "11 / C." Stamped in the lower right corner is, "Osborn's Studio /…
Cowboys at the Log Cabin Ranch
A group of cowboys at the Log Cabin ranch. A row of them are sitting on top of a fence and a there is a row kneeling in front of the fence. Written on the left side in the middle is, "72 / C." Stamped in the lower right corner is, "Osborn's Studio /…
Cowboys in front of a ranch house
A photo of a group of men sitting and standing in front of a ranch house. There are antlers over the doorway. Things lay around the ground of the house.
Crossing the Little Missouri
People on horses crossing the Little Missouri River north of Medora during flood stage. Written on the back on the right side is, "#227B."
Crossing the Little Missouri River
6 men on horses crossing the Little Missouri River north of Medora during flood stage possibly during the wild horse roundup. Written in the lower right corner is, "? 131 34." Written on the back in the upper left is, "#131 ALBUM / 73 SCRIPT" and on…
Don Tescher, Rodeo
Photo of Don Tescher riding a bronc at a Rodeo. The photo shows the bronc with all feet in the air. Don identified, others in photo are not. Exact date and location unknown.
E. H. Phillips and Wife, Fancy Roping
Photo of a cowboy standing on a horse, doing rope tricks, at the Dickinson, N. D. Rodeo. Words at the top of the photo read E. H. Phillips and Wife. Words at the bottom read Fanoy Ropeing. People in background not identified. Exact date not…
E. H. Phillips Rope Jumping
Photo of a cowboy doing rope tricks, at the Dickinson, N. D. Rodeo. Words at the bottom of the photo read E. H. Phillips Rope Jumping. People in background not identified. Exact date not known.
Elkhorn Ranch, Tying Down and Bronc Rider
Photo shows a a bronc and a rider in a corral. 1 man sits on fence watching. A log cabin home is behind the corral. Unidentified. Exact date unknown.
Elkhorn Ranch, Tying Down and Bronc Rider
Photo shows a tying down of a bronc so a saddle can be put on them. 4 cowboys are seen inside the corral at the Elkhorn Ranch. Hills behind them are part of the Badlands in western North Dakota.
Fording the Little Missouri River
Men on horses fording across the Little Missouri River north of Medora during flood stage. A team of four horses pulls a wagon carrying eight men across the river. The water is up to the top of the wagon wheels. There are three riders on horseback in…
Geo. Gardner
Photo of Geo. Gardner. His is riding a horse. He is wearing cowboy attire. Behind the horse is a barn. He was National Bronc. He rode with Miller Brothers Champion Rodeo including Europe and Canada. Identified. Exact date and location unknown.…
Geo. Gardner
Portrait of Geo. Gardner. He is wearing cowboy attire. He was National Bronc. He rode with Miller Brothers Champion Rodeo including Europe and Canada. Identified. Exact date unknown.
H. Desmond-Cowboys of Southwestern North Dakota
William "Bill" Cuskelly (1843- 1928) - A native of Ireland. Came to the USA with his parents in 1849 and to Dickinson in 1885. He homesteaded on the outskirts of Dickinson and donated land for St. Patrick's cemetery. First sheriff of Stark county…
H. Desmond-Cowboys of Southwestern North Dakota
William "Billy" Howard Chaloner (1867-1935). Chaloner was national bronco buster champion and for 25 years, state champion. From Virginia City, MT, he came to Dakota in 1890, worked as a cowboy and foreman and had livery barn in Dickinson before…
H. Desmond-Cowboys of Southwestern North Dakota
James A. Wilson- (1862-1949)- Whether handling a horse , a roundup or any kind of herd or gun, Jim was rated the best. He also knew all of the Reservations and most of the Indians. From Ft. Worth he trailed cattle to Dakota when it was a territory.…
H. Desmond-Cowboys of Southwestern North Dakota
Simon Cuskelly-(1883-1953)- Born at Faribault, MN. He grew up on his parent's farm near Dickinson. He attended a St. Paul business college before homesteading near Oakdale in the early 1900s. In the 30s he moved to Killdeer and in the 40s to…
H. Desmond-Cowboys of Southwestern North Dakota
Rasmus Jensen-(1862-1942)- Came to the United States as a young man from his native Denmark at the age of 21. He found his way to North Dakota in 1883. He worked for various ranches before launching out for himself in 1894 on land directly north of…
