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Carson

James A. Carson Collection

James A. Carson Collection
Creator: James A. Carson Collection
Dates: 1905-1910
Quantity: 1 inch
Accession: H.154

Abstract

This collection contains 46 photographs of an assortment of people involved with the 101 Ranch in Bliss, Oklahoma.

Historical Sketch

The 101 Ranch is best known for their popular travelling Wild West Show that performed from 1905-1926. In addition to being a popular show in America, the show also traveled internationally to England and Europe. The show was comprised of Western displays including trick roping, sharp shooting, and other acts. Perfomances by Native Americans, Lucille Mulhall, Bill Pickett, and Tom Mix were popular.

Scope & Content Note

This collection contains 46 photographs of the 101 Ranch in Bliss, Oklahoma. Most of the photographs are of people involved with the ranch and Wild West Show. There is a photographic postcard of the Miller brothers and three photographs of the 101 Ranch baseball team. Tom Mix and Lucille Mulhall are in the photographs as well as other performers.

All the photographs and postcards have been digitized and are available to view through the DRC’s online image database.

Subject Terms

Personal Names:
Miller, Joseph Carson, 1868-1927
Mulhall, Lucille, 1885-1940
Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942

Subject Headings:
Cowboys
Cowgirls
Indians in North America
Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West (Organization)
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Wild west shows

Processing Information

The James A. Carson Collection was donated to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1966 by James A. Carson.

This is a small collection.

Preferred Citation

James A. Carson Collection, Box ##, Folder ##, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Container List

Series 1: James A. Carson Collection

Box Folder Accession Folder title/Description
1 1 H.154.1A Man on horseback in front of a barn, c1910
1 1 H.154.1B People swimming, c1910
1 1 H.154.1C Steer standing in front of the members only club at the 101 Ranch, c1910
1 1 H.154.2 101 Ranch baseball team, some identified as Mose Shive, Kent Bradlou, Mrs. Tenbrook, Henry Gott, c1910
1 1 H.154.3 101 Ranch baseball team in a wagon, c1910
1 1 H.154.4 101 Ranch baseball team in front of a building, c1910
1 1 H.154.5 Men with horse and cattle herd, c1910
1 1 H.154.6 Men with buffalo herd, c1910
1 1 H.154.7 101 Ranch, c1910
1 1 H.154.8 Lucille Mulhall, c1910
1 1 H.154.9 Woman on a horse under a tree c1910
1 1 H.154.13 People on horseback and in a buggy crossing a river, c1910
1 1 H.154.14 Men on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.15 Tom Mix saddle bronc riding, c1910
1 1 H.154.16 People on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.17 Men heading and heeling near a barn, c1910
1 1 H.154.18 Women on horseback with reflection in water, c1910
1 1 H.154.19 Men on horseback and with a stagecoach in front of the 101 Ranch headquarters, c1910
1 1 H.154.20 People on horseback looking at people sitting in a hammock, c1910
1 1 H.154.21 People sitting on a stagecoach, c1910
1 1 H.154.22 Women on horseback with reflection in water, c1910
1 1 H.154.23 Woman on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.24 People on horseback with cattle herd in background, c1910
1 1 H.154.25 People standing in water with a water buffalo, some identified as Joe, Kirkpatrick, Bill, Jank, Jewel, Sutton, c1910
1 1 H.154.26 People on horseback under a tree, c1910
1 1 H.154.27 People on horseback with an ox-drawn chuckwagon, c1910
1 1 H.154.28 Native Americans on horseback covering their faces with cloth or feathers, c1910
1 1 H.154.29 Native Americans on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.30 Native American men and children, c1910
1 1 H.154.32 Native American men with spectators and wagons behind them, c1910
1 1 H.154.34 Woman on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.35 Native Americans sitting on the ground, wrapped in blankets with back to camera, c1910
1 1 H.154.36 Native American men, c1910
1 1 H.154.39 People on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.40 People posing with a water buffalo, c1910
1 1 H.154.41 Men holding down a horse, c1910
1 1 H.154.42 People on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.43 Men guiding cattle through a cattle chute, c1910
1 1 H.154.44 Cattle walking past 101 Ranch barn, c1910
1 1 H.154.45 People on horseback and in a wagon, c1910
1 1 H.154.46 101 Ranch Tenderfoot club, 1905
1 1 H.154.47 Woman on horseback, c1910
1 1 H.154.48 Headquarters residence, Miller Bros. 101 Ranch, c1910
1 1 H.154.49 Photographic postcard, Miller Brothers, Owners 101 Ranch, Bliss, Oklahoma, c1910
1 1 H.154.50 Photographic postcard, mowing alfalfa on Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Bliss, Oklahoma, c1910
1 1 H.154.51 People in a boat on a flooded river, c1910
1 1 H.154.52 People on horseback in front of members only club, c1910

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