tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56345291330382491862024-03-13T12:07:37.275-07:00Cowboy ChroniclesHistory of the wild westLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-84113898225049933622015-05-04T03:31:00.002-07:002015-05-04T03:32:48.364-07:00Large cattle muster
An 1898 photo of a round-up in Colorado
Colorado. "Round up" on the Cimarron, a photochrom print from c. 1898, showing one of the large musters of cattle done in the days before barbed wire, fences, and easy access to transport ended the necessity for the practice. This is almost certainly in the town of Cimarron and the river on the left is the Cimarron River.
The roundup is Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-71338025799606595662015-02-14T22:15:00.000-08:002015-02-14T22:15:02.737-08:00Jesse James the cowboy
Jesse and Frank James, 1872
Jesse (25) and Frank James (29), 1872, Carolinda, Illinois.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library
His Early Life:
Jesse Woodson James was born in Clay County, Missouri, USA on September 5, 1847.
He had an older brother, Alexander Franklin James called "FrankLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-90135291105082670812014-10-03T05:47:00.002-07:002014-10-04T22:24:44.015-07:00Wild Bill HickokJames Butler Hickok (27 May 1837 -2 August 1876) better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a legendary figure in the American Wild West. He is remembered as a gunfighter, gambler and lawman.
early 1860's
Mendota, Illinois in 1869
Born and raised on a farm in Illinois, his parents were William Alonzo and Polly Butler Hickok. James Hickok went west at age 18 as a Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-75826281632464745152014-03-07T02:51:00.001-08:002014-03-23T14:09:24.707-07:00WELCOME TO COWBOY CHRONICLES
Howdy. They call me Clay. If you ask me it was interesting times and though I'm not much of a talker I'll tell the story any way about the cowboys.
These here Cowboy Chronicles refers to the part of American History called the Old West, Far West or Wild West, I just call it home.
It is seen through the eyes of Clayton Virgil Kane 1859 - 1919. It is made up of the people, history, lore and Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-57634268052717499672013-10-25T14:16:00.001-07:002013-10-25T14:22:13.165-07:00OX Teams in Sturgis
A photograph of the Ox Teams resting in the main street of Sturgis, Dakota Territory.
The photograph was taken by John C.Grabill and is dated to between 1887 to 1892.
You can see the line of oxen and then the wagons.
From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
An ox wagon was used to transport goods. It was a wooden wagon with four iron covered wheels, pulled by teams of Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-72789241640031314552013-06-08T23:46:00.000-07:002013-10-25T14:17:46.681-07:00Daniel Boone
Oil sketch of Daniel Boone by Chester Harding. The only portrait of Boone painted from life. This was painted when Boone was 84 years old, a few months before his death.
Harding painted Boone in June 1820 while Boone was living with his daughter Jemima Boone Callaway in Missouri.
According to historian Ted Franklin Belue, "from this original oil portrait Harding made three copiesLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-11869916166237482742013-03-16T19:52:00.002-07:002013-03-16T19:56:12.372-07:00Long List of Cowboy Movies from the 60's
Do you have a favorite cowboy movie? Did it make the list below?
When I think back the first thing that really got me interested in cowboys and the ways of the west was my granma taking me to see an amazing movie which was set in the old west when I was very young. She may have taken me to it because she wanted to see it or because back in those days there were not many movies for kids or Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-22537720394879918742013-02-16T05:31:00.003-08:002013-02-16T05:33:26.932-08:00Buffalo Soldier
An Afro-American Corporal, in the 9th Cavalry. Snow covers the ground
Buffalo soldier from Denver, Colorado in 1890
More photos and information on Buffalo soldiers
Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-51189840339996562492013-01-25T16:53:00.002-08:002014-03-23T13:57:16.877-07:00What do Cowboys eat from the chuckwagon?
This is a nice picture of a cowboy cook with his chuck wagon. The photograph was taken in 1907 on a Texas Ranch. I don't know if you have ever had the chance to eat real cowboy cooking, but let me tell you that it is really good. I grew up on West Texas cowboy cooking. Cowboy food is not about living long, but living large. A chuckwagon like this one would likely be cooking up buttermilk Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-69951956591809968322013-01-16T02:58:00.002-08:002013-01-16T02:58:26.366-08:00Cowboy, Grant-Kohrs ranch, Montana, USA, around 1910 Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-21115845600888331452012-10-17T23:51:00.002-07:002014-10-05T03:25:40.038-07:00What did cowboys eat on the range?
Texas Cowboys eating lunch. 1907
These cowboys are eating out of cans. Canned tomatoes and canned peaches were cowboy favorites on the range. They probably got sick of beans...cowboys ate a lot of beans, dried beef, buffalo or pork and more beans. Dried meat was called Jerky which was a way of preserving the meat so it would last. It was made and eaten by Native Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-51052206750704626782012-09-29T02:01:00.001-07:002014-06-18T00:54:48.898-07:00Are the true cowboy ways fading?
Code of the West.
A cowboy always helps someone in need, even a stranger or an enemy
A cowboy is loyal to his "brand," to his friends, and those he rides with.
Never shoot a woman no matter what.
Respect the land and the environment by not smoking in hazardous fire areas,
disfiguring rocks, trees, or other natural areas.
Honesty is absolute - your word is your bond, a handshake is more Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-5305106758721614602012-08-07T05:08:00.001-07:002012-08-18T23:00:00.670-07:00Meeting of Boone and his Brother
Daniel Boone meeting his brother Squire
SOURCE: Mason, Lynch Augustus. The Romance and Tragedy of Pioneer Life. Cincinnati, OH: Jones Brothers and Company, 1884.
The humble and adventurous Daniel Boone who lived from 1734
to 1820, meeting one of his brothers - Squire Jr. (1744-1815), who was named after their father.Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-22648480875650235872012-06-02T16:10:00.001-07:002012-06-02T16:12:43.481-07:00Chief Spotted Tail
Chief Spotted Tail taken before 1881
SOURCE: Library of Congress
Chief Spotted Tail was born Siŋté Glešká (Jumping Buffalo) in South Dakota in 1823. He was a a Brulé Sioux. He was given his warrior name, Spotted Tail, as he wore a raccoon tail in his war head dress.
He was known for being a warrior and later a statesman, speaking for peace and defending the rights of his tribe, with special&Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-27361602795301467292012-06-02T15:32:00.000-07:002012-06-02T15:33:22.026-07:00Martha Jane Cannary - (Calamity Jane)
Martha Canary, 1852-1903,
"Calamity Jane"
full-length portrait, seated with rifle as General Crook's scout
Calamity Jane was often around Fort Laramie. For a time she worked at Three Mile Ranch (a house of ill repute) near Fort Laramie Military Reservation. She often dressed as a man to work with the army. This way she joined Professor Jenny's ExpeditionLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-75371463238424545882012-05-28T02:49:00.000-07:002012-05-28T02:49:10.829-07:00National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1928 World Series Rodeo Contestant signature card of Cowboy Morgan Evans
The National Cowboy Museum & Western Heritage Museum offers many educational opportunities. It is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Here you celebrate the contributions of men and women of the American West including explorers, Native American leaders, writers, poets and politicians. See the world's largestLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-28604762956077557532012-05-08T02:53:00.000-07:002014-03-23T14:05:53.318-07:00Get along little dogies or Dogie's Lament
Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogiesIt's your misfortune and none of my ownWhoopie ti yi yo, git along little dogiesYou know that Wyoming will be your new home
Do you know this American folk song? Little dogies means the cattle or more specifically a motherless calf which was sometimes referred to as a dogie, (pronounced with a long "o") In this traditional song, Dogie's Lament, Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-67114020336633269812012-02-29T15:29:00.001-08:002016-02-11T13:05:55.426-08:00National Women’s Hall of Fame.Have you been to Seneca Falls, NY? Here you can visit the National Women’s Hall of Fame and learn about many amazing American women including Annie Oakley and Susette La Flesche. (They don't have Calamity Jane but I guess she was up to no good most of the time!)
At the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the mission is “Showcasing great women…Inspiring all!” They have so much Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-46088617909700429422012-01-27T20:44:00.000-08:002012-01-27T20:45:07.509-08:00First Glimpse of Kentucy
My hero Daniel Boone
SOURCE: Bagley and Beard.
The History of the American People. Sacramento: California State Printing Department, 1920.
Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-36934794063125038082012-01-26T23:31:00.000-08:002012-01-26T23:55:57.922-08:00Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee or is it Mosey?Poster for "Little Sure Shot," Buffalo Bill's star attraction.
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio.
Her four sisters called her Annie.
Annie Oakley, her chosen stage name, was the Wild West Show's star attraction for seventeen years because she never missed a shot.
Great resources about Annie Oakley can be found at:
WOMEN IN HISTORY
Dorchester Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-74649448245485861832011-12-31T22:32:00.000-08:002011-12-31T23:02:40.613-08:00Will Rodgers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff. Will Rogers
Will Rogers (1879 – 1935) was a famous American cowboy and actor. He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies including a travel series, wrote more than 4,000 newspaper columns, was known world wide and adored by the American people.
He was named William Penn Adair Rogers, after the Cherokee leader. Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-47938674679742549092011-12-15T02:51:00.000-08:002011-12-31T22:03:26.487-08:00Custer and WashingtonRead about Custer, the battles he was in and moreLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-16167035584135767012011-11-12T18:13:00.000-08:002011-11-12T18:13:50.290-08:00The old Chisum RanchLee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-53968441631102304762011-11-04T19:36:00.000-07:002011-11-06T12:33:01.936-08:00History Hop is launchedWhat is History Hop?
Just add your url here if you have a blog or a post about history e.g archeology, American History, World Wars, indigenous cultures, teaching history, dead poets, museums, history lessons, etc
Your link will then be included on this page.
The idea is to hop over to other sites and see what is available and what others are doing. You do this simply by clicking on the photos.
Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634529133038249186.post-29913297679983434232011-11-04T16:03:00.000-07:002016-02-11T13:18:08.143-08:00When the circus came to town
The Amateur Circus at Nutley
by American Peter Newell (1862 - 1924)
If you look closely inside the ring you can see Annie Oakley on horseback.
"In 1894, Annie Oakley and Henry Cuyler Bunner, a renowned author and editor of the famous Puck magazine, spearheaded a community effort to benefit the American Red Cross with a performance of the Nutley Amateur Circus." The circus was Lee Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911261310514786271noreply@blogger.com1