Negative of a photographic postcard showing 2 children on horseback under a sign announcing the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon. In the foreground, a banner over a road reads, "Welcome Umatilla County Fair." Handwriting on negative reads, "Fair Grounds - Hermiston, Ore. Christian 11-962."
A cowboy rides a bucking bronco at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. The horse is airborne. Crowds watch from the stands in the background. Writing on the right side of the negative reads, "Widow maker, Bill Watts" (negative 1 of 11).
A man riding a bucking bronco at the Pendleton Round-Up. The horse has its hind legs in the air, while the man holds a rope handle attached to its bridle. “RN” can be seen on the man’s leather chap pants, while spectators watch from the far side of the arena (negative 1 of 6).
A Native American boy races his horse in the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. Two other racers are visible riding behind him. Crowds watch from the stands on the left. Writing across the top of the negative reads, "Indian race" (negative 6 of 10).
Bronc rider Dell Haverty on Chappo, during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. The kicks his hind legs into the air as Haverty holds his left arm outward. An audience can be seen in the distance (negative 2 of 15).
Oran Fore throwing a rope around the neck of a running calf during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. The lasso hangs in the air around the neck of the calf, as an audience watches Fore from the sides of the arena (negative 4 of 15).
Jack Spurling riding a bucking bronc during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. The horse is jumping into the air as Spurling holds his right arm in the air. An audience watches from a the sides of the arena (negative 5 of 15).
Two men hold a decorative saddle between them during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. A horse stands between the pair, as they smile at one another (negative 3 of 12).
A man riding a bucking bronco at the Pendleton Round-Up. The horse has its hind legs in the air, while the man holds one arm behind him. Spectators watch from the far side of the field. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, September 12, 1952 (negative 2 of 18).
Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay, at the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade on South Main Street. Mckay is riding a horse and waving a western hat in the air, while holding the reins with one hand (negative 8 of 12).
An unidentified young indigenous American woman, wearing beaded regalia and riding horseback. She wears a beaded headband and wrapped braids as she smiles toward the camera (negative 2 of 6).
A young Native American woman races her horse in the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. Another racer is right behind her. A third racer trails the pair in the background. Crowds watch from the stands on the left. Handwriting across the top of the negative reads, "Squaw race" (negative 7 of 10).
A man falls off a horse in front of a small steer, during the Pendleton Round-Up. His horse can be seen at the left side of the frame, riderless, next to another person on a horse. An audience can be seen at the far side of the dirt arena (negative 3 of 17).
Full-length portrait of Rosalie Tashwick Kanine and three unidentified boys standing in a row with a horse, probably during the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. They are posing in front of a group of tipis. Kanine is wearing a fringed dress with beadwork and a beaded headband with a single feather at the back. The boys are wearing collared shirts; one is wearing trousers and the other two are wearing knickers. Cataloger’s note: Kanine and the probable context were identified by staff at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
A little boy wearing a cowboy hat holds a horse by the reigns at the Pendleton Round-Up. He looks at the horse and smiles. Writing across the top of the negative reads, "Monte Freel, trick rider." (negative 2 of 11).
“Indian princesses” ride in a parade in downtown Pendleton during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. The young women are wearing regalia and riding decorative horses, as spectators watch from the sides of the street. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, September 17, 1954 (negative 1 of 18).
Ike Rude roping a steer during the 1954 Pendleton Round-Up. A lasso can be seen around the steer’s head, as it runs in front of Rude's horse. An audience watches from the side of the arena (negative 5 of 18).
Two children, dressed as a cowboy and cowgirl, stand next to a spotted horse (mule?) at the Pendleton Round-Up. Both children are looking towards the horse and holding a rope (negative 1 of 11).
A bronc rider on horseback at the Pendleton Round-Up. The horse is rising upward, as the rider holds onto a rope with one hand. An audience can be seen at the far side of the dirt arena (negative 1 of 24).
A woman stands on the back of a galloping horse at the Pendleton Round-Up. She wears a western costume while holding both arms in the air, as she rides past a seated audience (negative 3 of 24).
Two indigenous Americans at the Pendleton Round-Up. A young woman stands next to a horse holding it’s bridle, while an older man uses a brush behind its ears. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, September 11, 1952 (negative 6 of 14).
Pendleton Round-Up Queen Leah Conner, wearing regalia and riding a horse. She pulls back on the horse’s reins as she rides on a dirt track at a Pendleton rodeo arena. Spectators can be seen in the distance. Conner was a descendant of Chief Joseph. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, September 12, 1952 (negative 17 of 18).
Indigenous Americans at the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade, passing in front of an area of residential homes. At the front of the group is a woman and child riding together on a horse, behind which walk several children in regalia and breechclothes (negative 7 of 12).