Included are photographs related to cowboy songs and
song makers of the American West such as Will C. Barnes, Badger Clark, Gail Gardner,
Romaine Lowdermilk, Dominick J. O'Malley, Powder River Jack Lee, and other cowboy
songwriters, singers, and scholars. Also includes photographs relating to White's
persona as "The Lonesome Cowboy" for the "Death Valley Days" radio show in the 1930s.
Also contains photographs collected for plays, articles, and original scripts. Largely
consisting of copy-prints, the photographs are comprised of mostly black-and-white
silver gelatin prints, some color snapshots and postcards.
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
Languages:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant,
2007-2008
Biographical Note
John I. White was a writer, singer of cowboy songs, and map draftsman. He was born in
Washington, D.C. on April 12, 1902 and died in Maplewood, N.J. on November 26, 1992.
White recorded 20 cowboy and hillbilly songs for the American Record Corporation in
1929-30. Some were recorded under his various pseudonyms: The Lonesome Cowboy, Whitey
Johns, The Lone Star Cowboy, The Old Sexton, Jimmie Price, and Frank Ranger. His singing
career culminated with his portrayal of "The Lonesome Cowboy" on the NBC radio drama
"Death Valley Days" sponsored by Twenty-Mule Team Borax from 1929-1936. He maintained a
lifelong interest in cowboy songs and the American West, researching and writing
articles and two books on this and other topics.
Content Description
The John I. White Photographs are comprised of approximately 508 personal and research
photographs and negatives of John I. White, singer, author, and expert on cowboy songs
and music. Included are photographs related to songs and song makers of the American
West such as Will C. Barnes, Badger Clark, Gail Gardner, Romaine Lowdermilk, Dominick J.
O'Malley, Powder River Jack Lee, and other cowboy songwriters, singers, and scholars.
Also includes photographs relating to White's persona as "The Lonesome Cowboy" for the
"Death Valley Days" radio show in the 1930s. Research files contain photographs
collected for plays, articles, and original scripts. Several folders include typed pages
describing the events in the photos and giving biographies of the people pictured.
Largely consisting of copy-prints, the photographs are comprised of mostly
black-and-white silver gelatin prints, some color snapshots and postcards.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access : Restrictions
Open to public research. Nitrate negatives have been removed from
this collection and placed in Cold Storage box 5. Patrons must request to view
these negatives 3 hours in advance.
Restrictions on Use : Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents
from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of
copyright.
Permission to publish material from the John I. White photograph collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
John I. White photograph collection, 1860-1980. (P0037). Utah State University. Special
Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
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Acquisition Information :
The John I. White Photographs (ca. 1860s-1980) were donated in 1992 to Special
Collections and Archives jointly by his widow, Augusta Postles White, and two children,
Jennifer White Fischer and Jonathan Postles White. Photographs removed from John I.
White papers, COLL MS 201.
Processing Note :
Register completed by Peter Schmid, January 1998, and revised by Liz Woolcott, June
2003.
1:02:01: Freeman, Daniel. Copy prints, portraits of the
early homesteader
ca. 1880s
1:02:02: Freeman, Daniel with his wife and six children
ca. 1890's
1:02:03: Beatrice, Nebraska. Views of interpreters and
grounds of Homestead National Monument near Beatrice, located on the original
homestead of Daniel Freeman, one of the first people to claim land under the
Homestead Act of 1862
ca. 1970's
1:02:04: Beatrice, Nebraska. The Palmer-Epard cabin on
the original homestead of Daniel Freeman
ca. 1970's
1:02:05: Beatrice, Nebraska. The Palmer-Epard cabin
ca. 1970's
1:02:06: Beatrice, Nebraska. Teachers and students in
front of the "Freeman School," named for homesteader Daniel Freeman
ca. 1880's
1:02:07: Beatrice, Nebraska. Exterior view of the
Freeman School, named for homesteader Daniel Freeman; photos by Bill Fink
1978
1:02:08: Beatrice, Nebraska. Interior view of the
Freeman School, named for homesteader Daniel Freeman; photos by Bill Fink
1:03:01: Leutze, Emmanuel, artist. Copy print of
painting by Leutze, scene from the War of 1812 entitled "The General Armstrong
at Fayal Azores, Sept. 26, 1814."
1:03:02: Leutze, Emmanuel, artist. Copy print of
painting by Leutze, scene from the Civil War
1:03:03: Leutze, Emmanuel, artist and Paul Gilard,
engraver. Copy print of steel engraving done by Gilard of Luetze's painting
"Washington Crossing the Delaware."
1:03:04: Leutze, Emmanual, artist. Giant postcard
reproduction of Leutze's painting "Washington Crossing the
Delaware."
1:03:05: Black and white sketched print of five men
rowing and steering a boat. "Durham boat, G. Bailey, Neg, 10/25/67 " written on
back of print
1:04:02: Lowdermilk, Romaine. With his dog, taken shortly
before his fiftieth birthday
1941
1:04:03: Lowdermilk, Romaine. Standing next to a truck
ca. 1960
1:04:04: Lowdermilk, Romaine. At what appears to be a
campsite
ca. 1960
1:04:05: Lowdermilk, Romaine. Group portrait with the
"Arizona Wranglers" holding their instruments, Winter 1929. Charles Hunter,
J.E. Patterson, Romaine Lowdermilk, Edward V. Price, Laverne Costello, and
Charles English
1:04:06: Several men dressed as cowboys and their horses
watching two pilots and their plane, which reads on its side "Rimrock Ranch,
Montezuma Well - Cottonwood, Ariz."
1:09:01: White, John I. speaking to another man in a
living room
1:09:02: A man at a typewriter
1:09:03: White, John I. Playing a guitar
1:09:04: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White at Wickenburg, Arizona
duplicate of 1:19:16 and 2:27:05.
1924
01:09:05: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White riding horses at Wickenburg, Arizona
1924
1:09:06: White, John I. Portrait of the cowboy-singer
with guitar, by Apeda (New York)
duplicate of 2:27:13.
1927
1:09:07: White, John I. Wedding photo copied from
newspaper, with bride Augusta Postles White
1930.
1:09:08: White, John I. Portrait with guitar
1930
1:09:09: White, John I. Portrait with guitar, by H. Tarr
Co. (New York)
duplicate of 2:27:12.
1930,
1:09:10: White, John I. Portrait with guitar, beside NBC
microphone
1933
1:09:11: White, John I. Playing guitar on the porch at
Wickenburg, Arizona, with brothers Lewis and Luke
1933.
1:09:12: White, John I. Next to the 20-mule wagon used
for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
1933
1:09:13: White, John I. With wife Augusta on the 20-mule
wagon used for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
duplicate of 2:27:11. Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
1:09:14: White, John I. Next to the 20-mule wagon used
for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
duplicate of 2:27:02. (3 copies.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933
1:09:14-A: White, John I. Next to the 20-mule wagon used
for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
1:09:14-B: White, Augusta Postles. Next to the 20-mule
wagon used for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
1933
1:09:15: White, John I. Snapshot, checking automobile
radiator water in Death Valley
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
1:09:16: White, John I. On a horse
ca. 1930's
1:09:17: White, John I. Playing a guitar
1:09:18: White, John I. White entertaining his brother
Luke by playing the guitar. They are seated on a fence at Wickenburg Lake,
Arizona
(SEE 2:27:08.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
1:09:19: White, John I. Comic pose, holding guitar case
and looking at road sing in Death Valley. Photo addressed to Ruth and Bill
Woodman and signed by White, 1933. There is a letter on back of the photo from
Ruth Woodman to Gussie and John, dated
(SEE 2:27:01.)
December 17, 1964
1:09:20: Man seated on a wall playing a guitar, possibly
taken in
1943
1:09:21: White, John I. Portrait of White posing by a
tree
1:10:02: White, John I. Facial profile portrait taken
March, 1944
1:10:03: Color slide negative of White and another man at
the National Folk Festival
May 1966
1:10:04: White, John I. and another man at the National
Folk Festival
duplicate of 1:10:05.
May 1966
1:10:05: White, John I. and another man at the National
Folk Festival
duplicate of 1:10:04.
May 1966
1:10:06: White, John I. and another man at the National
Folk Festival
color print of slide negative 1:10:03.
May 1966
1:10:07: White, John I. With three other people: a woman
and two men. Possible identification listed back of photo: Judy McCulloch and
her husband Harlan Daniels
1:10:08: White, John I. Standing next to a car
1966
1:10:09: White, John I. Examining a hat with 415 Montana
cattle brands, given to him by D.J. O'Malley
1967
1:10:10: White, John I. Playing his guitar in his home in
Chatham, N.J.
October, 1972
1:10:11: White, John I. Laughing and holding a tape
recorder
1:10:12: White, John I. Photo postcard of
White
1:10:13: White, John I. Portrait
Photos 1:10:14 through 1:10:16 are noted as
"Photos pulled from the Justin Reese files. They document the 'Creative
Chathams'":
1:10:14: White, John I. Playing his guitar for a small
audience in an office
1:10:15: White, John I. Playing his guitar for a small
audience in an office
1:10:16: White, John I. With five other individuals, some
of whom are wearing name tags saying: Edward D. LeRoy, Virginia Martin Larrain,
Russell L. Greenman, and Elizabeth B. Greenman
1:11:04: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:05: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:06: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:07: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:08: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:09: White, John I. With his wife Augusta and his
guitar
ca. 1970's
1:11:10: White, John I. With his wife Augusta
August, 1979
1:11:11: White, John I. Whis guitar, August
1979
1:11:12: White, August Postles. Portrait outside, leaning
against a fence
1950
1:11:13: White, John I. and Angus K. Gillespie, director
of the 10th annual New Jersey Folk Festival, Rutgers University, after
presenting White with the annual award to a New Jerseyian for significant
contribution to American Folklore - his book Git Along, Little Doggies
1:11:14: Portrait of sixtieth reunion of the University
of Maryland, Class of 1924. Included in photo: Mary Salome Sturgis, John I.
White, George Langford, James J. Foster, Sarah Morris Remsberg, George "Rossey"
Pollock, J. Raymond Stewart, H. R. Heidelbach, and Lillian Earnest Wilson.
Photo taken at College Park, Maryland
October 13, 1984
1:11:15: White, John I and James J. Foster both reading
the same letter. Photo taken at College Park, Maryland, during the sixtieth
reunion of the University of Maryland, Class of 1924
1:13:01: Connolly, James B. Portrait, first winner of
the revival Olympic games in Athens of 1896; by Purdy (Boston)
1906
1:13:02: Dobie, J. Frank (1888-1964). Portrait of the
folklorist
ca. 1960
1:13:03: Fielder, Arthur (1894-1979). Portrait by the
Houston Post
1966
1:13:04: Bly, Nellie (1864-1922). Portrait with
portmanteau, by H.J. Meyers
1890
1:13:05: Hand, Wayland D. (1907-). With Austin and Alta
Fife, examining recordings
ca. 1940's.
1:13:05-A: Austin, Mrs. B. Walker. Recording a song in Los
Angeles
1949
1:13:06: Higley, Brewster (1823-1911). Portrait; the man
reputed to have written the words to "Home on the Range,"
ca. 1870
1:13:07: Jackson, William H. (1843-1942). Jackson working
on painting from one of his King Survey photographs
1936
1:13:08: Keeley, John W. Portrait, by C.C. Collier
1889
1:13:09: Kelley, Daniel E. (1843-1905). Portrait, the man
reputed to have set the words to Brewster Higley's poem "Western Home" to the
song we know as "Home on the Range";
ca. 1873
1:13:10: Postcard of President Lincoln visiting the
Antietam Battlefield. Photo taken by Matthew B. Brady
1862
1:13:11: Postcard of President Lincoln. Photo taken by
Alexander Hesler
1860
1:13:12: Postcard of President Lincoln. Photo taken by
Alexander Hesler
1865
1:13:13: Lomax, John Avery (1867-1948). Painting of the
pioneer ballad collector by artist J. Anthony Wills
ca. 1940.
1:13:14: Maximilian (Emperor of Mexico, 1864-1867).
Portrait
1860s
1:13:14a: Somage, John A. Portrait
1:13:15: Reese, Lowell Otus (1866-1948). Portrait of the
California journalist
ca. 1910.
1:13:16: Seward, William Henry (1801-1872). Portrait
ca 1860s
1:13:17: Shelby, J. (Gen.) Portrait
1:13:18: Stone, Charles P. (Brig. Gen.). Portrait.
Original by Matthew Brady
ca. 1860s
1:13:19: Print copy of painting of a man
1:13:20: Print copy of painting of a man
1:13:21: Photo of a man sitting at desk
1:13:22: Gray, Elisha. Portrait
1893
1:13:23: Sculpture, sculptor, and model. Sculpture reads
"Powder River Jack Lee," with the sculptor's name Frederick Schweigardt also
engraved on the sculpture
1:13:24: Hanson, Joseph Mills (1876-1960). Portrait of
Western History author
1:14:01: Front view of a vintage automobile, marked 102V,
in the Vermont Museum of History and Technology. Photo taken by Del Anders
Photography, Washington, D.C. Color slide negative attached
1:14:02: Side view of the same vintage automobile in the
Vermont Museum of History and Technology. Photo taken by Del Ankers
Photography, Washington D.C
1:14:03: Two men in a vintage automobile, similar to the
one pictured in 1:14:01 and 1:14:02. They are surrounded by a large crowd and
are parked next to the H. E. Frederickson Buggies and Carriages
store
1:14:04: Duryea, J. Frank and his umpire in his car
before the start of the first scheduled U.S. auto race
1895
1:14:05: Poster advertising one of the cars built by the
Duryea Motor Wagon Co. and featured in P.T. Barnum's circus parades
1896
1:14:06: Duryea car before being reconditioned and placed
on display in Washington's Museum of History and Technology
1:14:07: Duryea "gasoline buggy."
1:14:08: Charles Duryea in the vehicle driven by his
brother Frank in the Chicago race
1:14:09: Fred Jones of the Barnum and Bailey Circus in
one of the thirteen cars produced in 1896 by the Duryea Motor Wagon
Company
1:14:10: The 1907 Thomas Flyer automobile
1:14:11: Wilson, Woodrow, President-elect, and outgoing
President Taft outside the White House
1:17:01: A bull eating grass, with lettering "Before the
Blizzard." Taken at Spring Creek
March 11, 1904.
1:17:02: Same bull, frozen to death in a pile of snow,
with lettering "After the Blizzard." Taken at Spring Creek
March 14, 1904.
1:17:02-A: Cattle at a sheep feeding ground, with
lettering "Starved" on the picture
March 9, 1904
1:17:03: Saddle horses in a rope corral at Canyon Creek,
with lettering "Roundup Horses 79 Wagon in the Rope Corral" on the picture
1899
1:17:04: Indian Pete and horse Smoky at the Little
Porcupine Winter Camp in
February 1894
1:17:05: O'Malley, D.J. and Harry Wilkie together at
Wolf Spring at Little Dry on
September 28, 1894.
1:17:06: Two men sitting in front of a teepee, with
lettering "Mumbly Peg on Roundup" on the picture
1:17:07: O'Malley, D.J. Washing clothes with lettering
"Wish I Had a Wife" on picture. Photo taken in either
duplicate of 1:19:01
1900 or 1910
1:17:08: A sandstone formation in Montana with names
carved into the side, "Hess," "Mabel," "Edith," "Kim, "Hess," "D.J. O'Malley,"
"Mary," "George," "Ted," "Pete," "Bob," and "Fannie"; as well as number of
cattle branding symbols
1:17:09: Realphoto postcard of two cowboys
1:17:10: O'Malley, D.J. At the old Ranch in either
1:18:01: Two men playing card while two men look on:
Charlie Brooks, Billy Wier (bartender), Fred Wright, and Kid White (a.k.a. D.J.
O'Malley.) Photo with lettering "A raise", taken in Rosebud, Montana
1895.
1:18:02: Same individuals, grabbing for their guns and
no longer playing cards, with lettering "Too Many Aces." Photo taken in
Rosebud, Montana
1895.
1:18:03: Same individuals getting into a fight over a
game of pool. Two are arming themselves, one with a gun and the other with a
pool cue
1:18:04: Advanced scene of 1:18:03, with the fight
between the men growing closer to one another
1:18:05: A man on horse. Additional information read "A
typical cowhand of the era before the turn of the century, ..."
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1:18:06: Two unidentified men and a dog standing outside
of a cabin in the snow
1:18:07: Thad Ellis on Black Jack (a horse,) at Froze to
Death Creek in the fall of
1897.
1:18:08: Stable at Little Porcupine Camp with horses
Coaly and Chromo. Photograph with letter "Stable-Stiller Ranch."
1:18:09: Indian Pete, a man of half Sioux Indian
heritage, in the door of a cabin at Little Porcupine Creek
1:19:01: O'Malley, D.J. Washing clothes with lettering
"Wish I Had a Wife" on picture. Photo taken in either
duplicate of 1:17:07.
1900 or 1910
1:19:02: O'Malley, D.J. Studio portrait of O'Malley
shortly after starting work with the Home Land and Cattle Company when he was
17 in
1884
1:19:03: D.J. O'Malley's horse identified as Sox
1:19:04: D.J. O'Malley's horse identified as
Coaly
duplicate of 1:19:06.
1:19:05: Jacobi, Pete and Charlie Jackson playing the
violin and mandolin at J.P. Ranch in eastern Montana
September 1904
1:19:06: D.J. O'Malley's horse, identified as Snowball,
photo is a duplicate of 1:19:04.
1:19:07: Chadwick, Bob. The bronco buster, seated on a
horse and Warren Brooks standing next to the Livery Stable in Rosebud, Montana
1901
1:19:08: O'Malley, D.J. Photo taken unbeknownst to
O'Malley, South Sunday Creek
duplicate of 1:20:13. Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
September 1896
1:19:09: O'Malley, D.J. At the old Ranch in either
duplicate of 1:17:10.
1890 or 1902
1:19:10: Realphoto postcard of a woman and a
horse
1:19:11: Realphoto postcard of the Angelo Band sitting
atop a fence and waving their hats in the air
1:19:12: Realphoto postcard of the Yellowstone Livery
and Feed Stable in Rosebud, Montana
1:19:13: Realphoto postcard of Rosebud, Montana,
including a view of a train
1:19:14: An older man on a horse (Smoky) with his
firearm in front of a small cabin with a sign reading "Old S.N. Ranch, The
place we call our home, 1882" and "The Old S.N. Ranch, Located May 2nd, 1882,
by Sam Newnes, Still here," and "54 years, May 2nd, 1936." On the back of the
photo is a poem dedicated to the horse Smoky
1:19:15: MacQueen House in Miles City, built in 1882 and
destroyed by fire in 1907. Photo taken by L.A. Huffman
1:19:16: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White at Wickenburg, Arizona
1:20:01: Chadwick, Bob. On his horse taken in Rosebud in
1907
1:20:02: N-N winter cabin on the Yellowstone
March 1893
1:20:03: Range cattle going to water
July 1904
1:20:04: A man riding a horse
September, 1902
1:20:05: Three men shoeing a horse which has been tied
down. Photographs 1:20:06 and 1:20:07 are taken at the same time as this one
1:20:06: John Southers and Elmer Johnson shoeing a
horse
Photographs 1:20:05 and 1:20:07 are taken at the same time as this one.
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
ca. 1900
1:20:07: John Southers and Elmer Johnson shoeing a
horse
Photographs 1:20:05 and 1:20:06 are taken at the same time as this one.
ca. 1900
1:20:08: Fletcher, Curly. Portrait
1:20:09: An older cowboy sitting on a log, with a cloud
directly above his head depicting a roundup scene. Photo taken by Earle R.
Forrest, Washington, PA
1:20:10: O'Malley, D.J. Portrait
1:20:11: A horse named Chub, photo taken at Indian Butte
on the Little Dry
1895
1:20:12: O'Malley, D.J. Holding cigar in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin
duplicate of 1:05:03.
1934
1:20:13: O'Malley, D.J. Photo taken unbeknownst to
O'Malley, South Sunday Creek
duplicate of 1:19:08.
September 1896
1:20:14: A horse named Sandy
1889
1:20:15: A horse named Sox
1895
1:20:16: Abbot, "Teddy Blue," Bill Hawkins, J.B.
Hawkins, D.J. O'Malley, and T.W. Longley at the Golden Jubilee celebration of
the Montana Stock Growers' Association at Miles City in
1:21:01: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957). Cooking
a meal at his cabin in Custer State Park in South Dakota
1:21:02: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957). Hunting
coyotes, Cross I Quarter Circle Ranch, Tombstone, Arizona
1:21:03: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957). Playing
his guitar at his cabin in Custer State Park in the South Dakota
1:21:04: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957).
Portrait
1:21:05: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957). Riding
his horse, Cross I Quarter Circle Ranch, Tombstone, Arizona
1:21:06: Clark, Charles Badger Jr. (1883-1957). Playing
his guitar, Cross I Quarter Circle Ranch, Tombstone, Arizona
1:21:07: Simon, Bill. (1890-1976). Simon playing the
guitar and a black dog
1921
1:21:08: Clark, Charles Badger, Jr. (1883-1957). Sitting
in a rocking chair
1:21:09: Hardman, Dad, and Hal Young discuss a horse herd
belonging to the CCC, one of southeastern Arizona's big cattle outfits. Photo
taken by Dane Coolidge
1909.
1:21:10: Bison at a watering hole near Missoula
April, 1930
1:21:11: Dead bison lying in a snowy field, awaiting
skinning. Photo taken by L.A. Huffman. A rifle is propped up on one of the
bison, Montana
1880
1:21:12: Unidentified man, possibly John I. White,
standing next to a horse
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1:21:13: Clark, Charles Badger, Jr. (1883-1957). Sitting
in a chair by a fireplace
1:21:14: A feedlot in Texas
Fall 1970
1:21:15: Two grub wagons that appear to have joined
forces to serve up a meal to a group of cowhands
1:21:16: Two men and horse which is sitting on the
ground
1:21:17: Myran, Ole H. and two men identified as Ned and
Larry on horses at the "old home" in 1916
1:21:18: A man sitting on a horse in a snowy
field
1:22:01 : Colored postcard with illustration of a cowboy
riding a bronco and a poem by J.C. Cory. Signed by D.J. O'Malley and John I.
White
1909
1:22:02: Copy print, illustration of a cowboy on
horseback, "Night Herding," by N.C. Wyeth, originally published in Scribner's
Magazine
1922
1:22:03: Picture copy of a print depicting a group men,
cowboys, and Indians gathered in a circle by a set of train tracks. Lettering
"Fawgs are dead, Trampas, and so are you." at bottom. "The Virginian" written
on back
1:22:04: Picture copy of a cartoon print appearing on
page 32 in Harper's Weekly
1:22:05: Picture copy of a cartoon print appearing on
page 32 in Harper's Weekly
1:22:06: Picture copy of a print which appeared in Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 18, 1899, depicting a cowboy mounting a
blindfolded horse. The original print was signed by C.M. Russell and J. H.
Smith, but these signatures do not appear on this copy
1:22:07: Picture copy of the front cover of The
Strawberry Roan sheet music, first issued in
1931
1:22:08: Picture copy of an illustration from A.A.
Hayes, Jr.'s book New Colorado and the Santa Fe Trail, depicting three cowhands
branding a calf, published in
1880
1:22:09: Picture copy of the Kansas newspaper Kerwin
Chief for February 26, 1876, displaying the poem "Western Home" by Dr. Brewster
Higley
1:22:10: Picture copy of a 1934 cartoon by J.R. Williams
depicting a cowboy painting a car and a cook plucking chicken with lyrics to
"Home on the Range" written in the background
1:22:11: Picture copy of the front cover of Colorado
Home sheet music, published in
1934
1:22:12: Picture copy of a cartoon print drawn by J. R.
Williams in 1933 depicting cowboys ploughing a field and singing loudly, while
two women talk about him to the side
1:22:13: Picture copy of a cartoon print drawn by J R.
Williams in 1929 depicting a cook waking cowboys
1:22:14: Picture copy of a cartoon print drawn by Aldren
A. Watson for Harold W. Felton's book Cowboy Jamborees, depicting an elderly
woman in a rocker holding four babies, printed in
1951
1:22:15: Picture copy of a cartoon print drawn by Aldren
A. Watson for Harold W. Felton's book Cowboy Jamborees, depicting an elderly
man, printed in
1951
1:22:16: Picture copy of a column of poetry by Iyem B.
Usted entitled "A Busted Cowboy's Christmas" in the Stock Grower's Journal
dated
Saturday, December 23, 1893
1:22:17: Picture copy of a column of poetry entitled
"The D2 Horse Wranglers" in the Stock Grower's Journal dated
Saturday, February 3, 1894
1:22:18: Picture copy of brand advertising from the
Stock Grower's Journal for
Saturday, October 6, 1893
1:22:19: Picture copy of illustration print showing
"Cowboys Coming to Town for Christmas," by artist Frederic Remington
1889
1:22:20: Picture copy of water color illustration
entitled "Cowboy singing," by Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)
1:22a:01: Small painted board of man riding a horse,
accompanied by a pack horse and dog. Painting is signed by artist, but the
signature is unclear, possibly E. W. Denning
1:22a:02: Illustration of a cowboy riding his horse and
playing the guitar, accompanied by cattle. Illustration signed by artist,
HENZIG, Henry Ziegler
1:22a:03: A model cantina and a donkey hauling a small
cart (all possibly made of clay), taken by John I. White
1:23:01: A 20 mule team hauling borax from Death Valley
to a railroad at Mojave, photo taken by Stephen Willard
1:23:02: Borax display at what appears to be a fair.
Display advertises the 20 Mule Team Borax Products and a free signed photo of
John I White with every combination purchase of the merchandise
1:23:03: Parade shot in Los Angeles, California, with
the Borax 20-mule team moving down a crowd-lined street during the Fiesta
Parade
1:25:05 through 1:25:20, are color slide negatives
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1:25:01-02: Soldiers of the Third Massachusetts Artillery
pose with cannon at Ft. Stevens the only one of Washington D.C.'s forts to see
action during the Civil War
1864
1:25:03: Men in Civil War period military costume,
probably a centennial celebration at Ft. Stevens
1964
1:25:04: Picture copy of the "Map Showing the Defenses of
Washington," drawn in
1865
1:25:05: Slide of Ft. Stevens
May 22, 1964
1:25:06: Slide of Ft. Stevens, with John White standing
next to several memorial wreaths
July 11, 1964
1:25:07: Slide of monument depicting a scale model of the
layout of Ft. Stevens
1:25:08: Slide of Ft. Stevens
May 22, 1964
1:25:09: Slide of Ft. Stevens
May 22, 1964
1:25:10: Slide of Ft. Stevens
May 22, 1964
1:25:11: Slide of sign discussing the defenses of Ft.
Stevens
May 22, 1964
1:25:12: Slide of the battleground in Washington D.C.
May 22, 1964
1:25:13: Slide of the 6th Corp. taking over duty at Ft.
Stevens
1:25:14: Slide of the 6th Corp. arriving to take over
duty at Ft. Stevens
1:25:15: Slide of gathering at Ft. Stevens
1:25:16: Slide of the Army Chorus at Ft. Stevens
July 11, 1964
1:25:17: Slide of Ft. Stevens
notation that the "Confederates finally get in (by invitation.)
July 11, 1964
1:25:18: Slide of Ft. Stevens, with several memorial
wreaths
July 11, 1964
1:25:19: Slide of a monument to 17 unknown Confederate
dead at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring
May 22, 1964
1:25:20: Slide of monument depicting a scale model of the
layout of Ft. Stevens
2:01:01: Color slide negative of Lucifer, a Texas
Longhorn in the Dodge Zoo, Photo taken by Z.H. Postles
May 1961.
2:01:02: Longhorns that appears in The Cattlemen by Maire
Sando
2:01:03: Picture copy of an illustration for Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, depicting Texas Longhorns being loaded into a
railroad cattle car in Abilene, Kansas
August 19, 1871
2:01:04: Three large longhorn steers at the Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Cache, Okalahoma. Photo taken by E.P.
Haddon
2:01:05: Picture copy of an illustration for Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 27, 1878, depicting a heard of Texas
Longhorns that has taken over the main street of a frontier town on the way to
a railroad shipping point
2:01:06: Barnes, Will C. (1859-1936). Portrait of U.S.
Forest Service career man who helped to rescue the Texas longhorn cattle from
extinction
1920s
2:01:07: Barnes, Will C. (1859-1936). Portrait taken in
Prescott, AZ, in cowboy gear
1885.
2:01:07-A: Barnes, Will C. (1859-1936). Portrait taken in
cowboy gear when he was 70 years old
Dec. 1929
2:01:07-B: Barnes, Will C. (1859-1936). Portrait in
military dress
1899.
2:01:08: Several longhorn are the Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma. Photo taken by E.P. Haddon
2:01:09: Photograph of Texas Longhorn at the Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge
2:14:01: Picture copy of an illustration of a plow used
for cutting 12 inch strips of sod that was advertised in the 1897 catalogue of
Sears, Roebuck, and Co. of Chicago, for $6.50. Negative of this illustration
included in folder
2:16:01: Hartley family of eight standing in front of
their sod ranch house on the Middle Loup River in central Nebraska, Photo taken
by Solomon D. Butcher
1886.
2:16:02: Two men and a woman by their sod house and
crops in northwest Custer County, Nebraska
1890
2:16:03: White family, including Mrs. White, Hazel,
Vinette, Mr. George White, Norval, Olive and Verner, in front of their home
eight miles east of Haigler, in Dundy County, Nebraska
2:16:04: J.N. Butler sod house on Middle Loup near
Jefferson, Custer County, Nebraska, The S.D. Butcher photo wagon is in the
foreground of the photo
ca. 1886.
2:16:05: The four Chrisman sisters and their two horses
posed before a sod house on their claim in Custer County, Nebraska, Photo taken
by S. D. Butcher
duplicate of 2:16:05.
1887
2:16:06: Postcard of the four Chrisman sisters and their
two horses posed before a sod house on their claim in Custer County, Nebraska,
Photo taken by S.D. Butcher
duplicate of 2:16:05.
1887.
2:16:07: Mr. and Mrs. James McCrea and their grandson in
front of their sod house at Berwyn, a few miles southeast of Broken Bow,
Nebraska. A Mr. Juker sits on a reaper in the background. Photo taken by
Solomon D. Solomon
1888
2:16:08: Ricketts family in front of their sod home in
northwest Custer County. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
2:16:09: Solomon D. Butcher with his camera
2:16:10: Moses Speese family, black homesteaders near
Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska, in front of their sod home, 1888. Photo
taken by Solomon D. Butcher
2:16:11: Shores family, black homesteaders near
Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska, in front of their two sod homes, 1887.
Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
2:16:12: Teachers and students in front of a sod school
in Custer County, Nebraska, ca. 1890. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
2:16:13: Isadore Haumont family in front of their $500
"sod palace." This immigrant from Belgium built a two story sod house with
three rooms upstairs, two downstairs and a lean-to addition for the kitchen in
Custer County, Nebraska. The shingle roof and brick chimney indicate that the
Haumonts were well-to-do. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
duplicate of 2:16:14.
1886 or 1887
2:16:14: Postcard photo of the Isadore Haumont family in
front of their "sod palace"
duplicate of 2:16:13.
2:16:15: Bachelor Andy Howland and his dog, preparing
dinner in front of his sod shanty in Custer County Nebraska. Photo taken by
Solomon D. Butcher
1886
2:16:16: A family of five in front of their sod home in
Custer County, Nebraska. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
1887
2:16:17: A family of six with two horses and riders in
the background next to their sod house
duplicate enlargement of 2:12:02.
ca. 1800's
2:16:18: Solomon D. Butcher working on his collection in
his office at the State University in
February, 1916
2:16:19: Breeding family in front of their sod home in
West Union, Cluster County, Nebraska. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
ca. 1886
2:16:20: Rice family in front of their sod house on
Cliff Table, Round Valley, Custer County, Nebraska
1888
2:16:21: Two men in front of a blacksmith shop built of
sod and a third man in a wagon drawn in West Union, Custer County, Nebraska
ca. 1886
2:16:22: Mr. and Mrs. Jake Plum with their two mules in
front of their sod home in Rose Valley, East Custer County, Nebraska
1887 or 1888
2:16:23: Cram family in front of their sod home in Loup
County, Nebraska
1886
2:16:24: Mr. Ingraham in front of his sod house in north
Custer County, Nebraska
1886
2:16:25: A family, including a young boy in a swing, by
their sod house, Custer County, Nebraska. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
ca. 1886.
2:16:26: Postcard photo of a man in front of his sod
house and cornfield in Custer County, Nebraska. Photo taken by Solomon D.
Butcher
1889
2:16:27: Postcard photo of a man and his horse in front
of a sod house in Custer County, Nebraska. Photo taken by Solomon D. Butcher
2:19:01: Portrait of William F. Allen (1846-1915),
Secretary of the General Time Convention and "Father of Standard Time;"
duplicate of 2:19:04.
2:19:02: Plaque dedicated to William F.
Allen
2:19:03: Picture copy of an illustration of Charles F.
Dowd
2:19:04: Picture copy of three individual portraits:
John S. Allen, Vice-President of the National Railway Publication Company;
Andrew J. Burns, Manager of the Official Guide and President of the National
Railway Publication Company; and William F. Allen, one of the first editors of
the Official Guide
2:21:01: A group of men: Captain Butler, Mr. Burgess,
Edmund Conway, Dr. Chismore, and an unknown man
2:21:02: Picture copy of an illustration of the terminal
station of Collins Overland Telegraph at New Westminster, British Columbia.
Sketched by F. L. Pope
ca. 1865
2:21:03: The Indian bridge across the Bulkley River at
Hagwilget
2:21:04: The Indian bridge across the Bulkley River at
Hagwilget
2:21:05: Picture copy of an illustration by F.L. Pope in
1866 depicting the Collins Overland party journeying from Bulkley House to
Connelly Lake
2:21:06: Picture copy of an illustration by F.L. Pope in
1866 depicting the lean-to camp of the Colling Overland Telegraph
Explorers
2:21:07: Illustration pulled from the Beaver, Summer
1971 edition depicting the Hudson Bay Company during winter
2:27:01: White, John I. Carrying a guitar case and
standing next to a sign that points out the direction of Death Valley Junction,
Beatty, Shoshone, and Barstow
(SEE 1:09:19.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
2:27:02: White, John I. Next to the 20-mule wagon used
for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
Duplicate of 01:09:14.
1933.
2:27:03: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White mounted on horseback wearing cowboy hats at Wickenburg, Arizona
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1924.
2:27:04: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White mounted on horseback at Wickenburg, Arizona
1924
2:27:05: White, John I. With Romaine Lowdermilk and
Lewis C. White at Wickenburg, Arizona
duplicate of 1:19:04 and1:09:16. Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1924
2:27:06: White, John I. At Wickenburg, Arizona
1924
2:27:07: White, John I. Playing the guitar while another
man plays the harmonica
(SEE 2:27:09.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
2:27:08: White, John I. Playing the guitar for his two
brothers while sitting on a fence, Wickenburg, Arizona
(SEE 1:09:18.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
1933.
2:27:09: White, John I. Playing the guitar while another
man looks on
(SEE 2:27:07.) Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
2:27:10: White, John I. Playing the guitar while
crouching down by a wall
Nitrate negative is in cold storage.
2:27:11: White, John I. With wife Augusta on the 20-mule
wagon used for hauling Borax out of Death Valley
duplicate of 1:09:13.
1933
2:27:12: White, John I. Portrait with guitar, by H. Tarr
Co. (New York)
duplicate of 1:09:09.
1930
2:27:13: White, John I. Portrait of the cowboy-singer
with guitar, by Apeda (New York), signed 'To Gus, from "Cowboy Joe
