PRCA Rodeo Sports News Rodeo Photographs, c. 1950-1979
Size: 7 linear feet 6 inches
Location: 3E5-3D1
Collection: MS011
Accession: 1998.008
Historical Sketch
The ProRodeo Sports News is the official magazine of the ProRodeo Cowboys Association. It is marketed to rodeo fans and provides articles and photographs from America’s top rodeos.
In the 1920s, rodeo contestants began to organize in order to combat problems of the rapid expansion of the sport. The Rodeo Association of America, made up of rodeo committees and producers, was formed in 1929. World Champions were selected in the following events: bronc riding, bull riding, bareback riding, calf roping, steer roping, bulldogging, team roping and wild cow milking. The name was changed in 1946 to the International Rodeo Association.
By 1936, the cowboys decided to form their own organization after striking at the Boston Garden Rodeo. The organization was named the Cowboys Turtle Association because they were slow to organize, but eventually “stuck their neck out.” The organization wanted to ensure fair prize money, equality in judging and honest advertising of the sport. In 1945, the name was changed to the Rodeo Cowboys Association. By 1955, the International Rodeo Association recognized the Rodeo Cowboys Association as superior and closed down.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association formed in 1974 when the Rodeo Cowboys Association added “professional” to the name. It is a membership-based organization that works to ensure the fairness and competence of each sanctioned event and the health of all livestock used. Membership includes cowboys, performers, stock contractors, contract personnel, and permit holders. (Permit holders are cowboys that apply for membership and have yet to meet the $1000 winners’ fee in a rodeo.) Currently, 600 multiple event rodeos are sanctioned annually by the PRCA in over thirty states and three Canadian provinces.
Scope & Content Note
The PRCA Rodeo Photographs include 8,818 photographs and 21 negatives depicting animals, participants, and rodeo events probably published in the Rodeo Sports News magazine. It is arranged alphabetically by subject of image. Photographers include Helfrich DeVere and Ferrell Butler.
Note to Researchers
All photographs in the collection have been scanned and are available in the Image Database.
Processing Information
The photographs were donated before 1990 to the museum from the the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado.
Copyright
Copyright might still be held by photographer. Please consult with the Director of the Dickinson Research Center if interested in using an image for publication.
Copyright
There are no restrictions on this collection. It is available for research.
Preferred Citation
PRCA Rodeo Sports News Rodeo Photographs, MS011, Box # Folder #, Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Container List
PRCA Rodeo
| Box | Folder | Folder Title / Description | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Bareback Riding | |||||
| Bull Riding | |||||||
| 2 | A, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Ba, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | Be-Bi, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | Bl-Br, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | Bu, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 7 | Ca-Cl, 1950s-1960s | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | Co, 1960-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Cr-Cu, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | E, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | F, 1960s-1970 | ||||||
| 5 | Ga-Gi, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | Gi-Gu, 1960s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Ha-He, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Hi-Hu, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | I, 1950s-1960s | ||||||
| 5 | J, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | K, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | L, 1950s-1960s | |||||
| 2 | Mc, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Ma-Me, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | Mi-My, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | N, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | O, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 7 | P, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 8 | Q, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 9 | Ra-Ri, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | Ro-Ry, 1950s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Sa-Si, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Sk-Sta, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | Ste-Sy, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | T, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | U-V, 1960s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Wa, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | We-Wh, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | Wi-Wy, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | Y, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | Unidentified, undated | ||||||
| 7 | Bull Riding, undated | ||||||
| Calf Roping | |||||||
| 8 | Calf Roping, undated | ||||||
| 9 | A, 1960s | ||||||
| 10 | B, 1960s | ||||||
| 11 | C, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | D, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | E, 1960s | ||||||
| 3 | F, 1960s | ||||||
| 4 | G, 1960s | ||||||
| 5 | H, 1960s | ||||||
| 6 | I, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | J, 1960s | ||||||
| 8 | K, 1960s | ||||||
| 9 | L, 1960s | ||||||
| 10 | Mc, 1960s | ||||||
| 11 | M, 1960s | ||||||
| 12 | N, 1960s | ||||||
| 13 | O, 1960s | ||||||
| 14 | P, 1960s | ||||||
| 15 | Q, 1960s | ||||||
| 16 | R, 1960s | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | S, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | T, 1960s | ||||||
| 3 | U, 1960s | ||||||
| 4 | W, 1960s | ||||||
| 5 | Y,Z, 1960s | ||||||
| 6 | B-T, 1963-1965 | ||||||
| National Finals Rodeo | |||||||
| 7 | Dallas, 1959 | ||||||
| 8 | All events, 1959, 1966, 1967 | ||||||
| 9 | Dallas, 1960 | ||||||
| 10 | Dallas, All events, 1960 | ||||||
| 11 | Scottsdale, Team Roping, 1960 | ||||||
| 12 | Dallas, 1961 | ||||||
| 13 | Laramie, Steer Roping, 1961 | ||||||
| 14 | Santa Maria, Team Roping, 1961 | ||||||
| 15 | Los Angeles, all events, 1962 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | Los Angeles, portraits, 1962 | |||||
| 2 | Douglas, Wyoming, Steer Roping, 1962 | ||||||
| 3 | Los Angeles, all events, 1963 | ||||||
| 4 | All events, 1963 | ||||||
| 5 | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1963 | ||||||
| 6 | Los Angeles, all events, 1964 | ||||||
| 7 | Los Angeles, 1964 | ||||||
| 8 | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1964 | ||||||
| 9 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding, 1965 | ||||||
| 10 | Bull Riding, 1967 | ||||||
| 11 | Vinita, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1965 | ||||||
| 12 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portraits and Events, 1966 | ||||||
| 13 | Vinita, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1966 | ||||||
| 14 | Bareback riding, 1966 | ||||||
| 15 | Bareback, 1967 | ||||||
| 10 | 1 | Bareback, Ace Berry, 1967 | |||||
| 2 | Bareback, Larry Mahan, 1967 | ||||||
| 3 | Bareback, Bob Mayo, 1967 | ||||||
| 4 | Bareback, Paul Mayo, 1967 | ||||||
| 5 | Bareback, Clyde Vamuoras, 1967 | ||||||
| 6 | Bull riding, Freckles Brown, 1967 | ||||||
| 7 | Bull riding, Myrtle Dightman, 1967 | ||||||
| 8 | Bull riding, Larry Mahan, 1967 | ||||||
| 9 | Bull riding, George Paul, 1967 | ||||||
| 10 | Bull riding, Ron Rossen, 1967 | ||||||
| 11 | Calf roping, 1967 | ||||||
| 12 | Calf Roping, Glen Franklin, 1967 | ||||||
| 13 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saddle Bronc, 1967 | ||||||
| 14 | Saddle Bronc, Shawn Davis, 1967 | ||||||
| 15 | Saddle Bronc, Larry Mahan, 1967 | ||||||
| 16 | Saddle Bronc, Marty Wood, 1967 | ||||||
| 17 | Vinita, Oklahoma, 1965, Steer roping Jim Actizer, 1967 | ||||||
| 18 | McAlester, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1967 | ||||||
| 19 | Steer Wrestling, Roy Duvall, 1967 | ||||||
| 20 | Steer Wrestling, John W. Jones, 1967 | ||||||
| 21 | Steer Wrestling, Walt Linderman, 1967 | ||||||
| 22 | Steer Wrestling, 1967 | ||||||
| 23 | World Champion Cowboys, 1967 | ||||||
| 24 | 1967-1969 | ||||||
| 25 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, groups and action, 1970 | ||||||
| 26 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, groups and action, 1971 | ||||||
| 27 | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Steer Roping, 1971 | ||||||
| 28 | Groups and action, 1972 | ||||||
| 29 | 1973 | ||||||
| 30 | Action, Steer Roping, 1955-1969 | ||||||
| 31 | Steer Roping, 1961-1965 | ||||||
| 32 | Roping Finals, Letters, standings, 1959-1967 | ||||||
| 33 | Clayton, New Mexico, Steer Roping, 1960, Press Release, Program, 1960 | ||||||
| Rough Stock | |||||||
| 11 | 1 | B, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | C, 1960s | ||||||
| 3 | D, 1960s | ||||||
| 4 | E, 1960s | ||||||
| 5 | F, 1960s | ||||||
| 6 | G, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | H, 1960s | ||||||
| 8 | I & J, 1960s | ||||||
| 9 | K, 1960s | ||||||
| 10 | L, 1960s | ||||||
| 11 | Mc, 1960s | ||||||
| 12 | 1 | M, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | N, 1960s | ||||||
| 3 | O, 1960s | ||||||
| 4 | P, 1960s | ||||||
| 5 | Q, 1960s | ||||||
| 6 | R, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | S, 1960s | ||||||
| 8 | T, 1960s | ||||||
| 9 | U, 1960s | ||||||
| 10 | V, 1960s | ||||||
| 11 | W, 1960s | ||||||
| Saddle Bronc Riding | |||||||
| 12 | A, 1960s | ||||||
| 13 | 1 | B, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | C, 1960s | ||||||
| 3 | D, 1960s | ||||||
| 4 | E, 1960s | ||||||
| 5 | F, 1960s | ||||||
| 6 | G, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | H, 1960s | ||||||
| 8 | I, 1960s | ||||||
| 9 | J, 1960s | ||||||
| 14 | 1 | K, 1960s | |||||
| 2 | L, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Mc, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | M, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | N, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | O, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 7 | P, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 8 | Q, 1960s | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | R, 1950s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Sa-Sl, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | Sm-Sl, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | T, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | U-V, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | W, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 16 | 1 | Y, 1960s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | Saddle Bronc Riding, undated | ||||||
| Steer Roping | |||||||
| 3 | A-C, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 4 | D-L, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 5 | M-R, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 6 | S-Y, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| Steer Wrestling | |||||||
| 7 | A, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 8 | B, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 9 | C, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 10 | D, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 11 | E, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 12 | F, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 13 | G, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 17 | 1 | H, 1940s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | J, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | K, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | L, undated | ||||||
| 5 | M, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | N, 1960s | ||||||
| 7 | O, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 8 | P, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 18 | 1 | R, 1950s-1970s | |||||
| 2 | S, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 3 | T, 1940s-1970s | ||||||
| 4 | U-V, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| 5 | W, 1950s-1970s | ||||||
| 6 | Y-Z, 1960s-1970s | ||||||
| Team Roping | |||||||
| 7 | A-C, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 8 | D-H, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 9 | I-O, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 10 | P-S, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 11 | T-W, 1958-1968 | ||||||
| 12 | Wild Cow Milking, undated | ||||||
