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"Several observers comment that Jill Schlegel, the only woman working in the pens, is just as adept at handling the animals as most of the men. She grew up in Burns Hole (her maiden name is Wurtsmith), and ranching has always been a part of her life."
Heicher, Kathy. The Cattle Drive: Burns Hole cowboys mix tradition and technology. Photographer Mike Rawlings. Vail Trail, November 24, 1989, p.16-19.
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1948: Charlie Albertson (75 yrs. old) on "Laddie" at Burns, Colorado stockyard, Fall of 1948. Mr. Albertson wears hat, leather jacket, and chaps; lariat prominent on saddle horn. Stock chute and cattle car (Rio Grande) in left background. Two automobiles in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photocopy of an article about Cattlemen's Days celebration in Gunnison, Colorado. Handwritten date on article says July 20-21, 1911. Includes black and white photograph of men and women on horseback.
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Tri-fold brochure of Saturday September 5, 2020 schedule of events for Cattlemen's Days
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Buddy (left) and Kevin Doll, decked out in cowboy gear in front of the family Christmas tree, 1953.
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Tri-fold brochure of Friday September 4, 2020 schedule of events for Cattlemen's Days
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Brochure, glossy, folded in 4 panels, color images of important people involved, schedule of events 2014.
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Brochure, glossy, folded in 4 panels, color images of important people involved, schedule of events 2016.
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65th Annual celebration of Cattlemen's Days in Gunnison, Colorado.
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18th Annual celebration of the Cattlemen's Days Rodeo in Gunnison, Colorado.
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Photocopy of the program for the 1914 Cattlemen's Days celebration. Includes schedule and description of events, as well as advertisements for local businesses.
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article on pages 16-17 of the Gunnison Country Times Supplement published on Thursday, July 19, 1979
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Black and white photograph of a group of cowboys in an aspen grove. Note on the back identifies them as the Westside Cattlemen's Association.
14. Fighting bulls
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Two bulls vie for dominance during a cattle drive on Bellyache. Byron McGinnis will tell them to move it along.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
15. News from home
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A postcard of a cowboy on a horse. This was sent to Alda Borah at Salt Lake City from Jennie Schumm. The postmark is dated September 2, 1914, from Gypsum.
16. Sterel Thompson
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Sterel Thompson on horse at Kent.
"It [the bridle arrangement] is generally known as a hackamore, and most frequently used to start young horses. It obviously does not use a bit in the horse's mouth, and therefore protects sensitive tissues from abuse. Also could be used for horses with some form of existing sensitivty. Usually a transition was made to a bridle with a bit. The California vaquero tradition used this process to patiently produce a...
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Four page glossy program for the final day of the Cattlemen's Days event in 1965, Sunday July 18. Includes schedule of events, prizes, contestants, and sponsors.
From the collection of Ron Leonard.
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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play Roundups.
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Black and white photograph of a man on horseback, in front of a horse-drawn wagon or buggy, with Cattlemen's Days crowd in the background. Note on back identifies man as Tom Stevens.
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Shared marker for: "Horn, Moms, Lulu Graves, Dec. 11, 1887--June 3, 1977; Dad, Arthur Leonard, Nov. 21, 1882--Nov. 5, 1934," in the McCoy Cemetery. A mountain scene with pines, cattle and a horse and rider is engraved on the marker. A brand is engraved at center. At bottom, the inscription reads: "Married June 7, 1905."