Object Details
Published by
Taylor, Platt & Company, American, founded 1907
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tom N. Wills, American
Description
This chromolithographic postcard features a color image of Tom N. Wills, a cowboy from Arizona roping a steer. Wills is on horseback and is trailing a steer. He is holding the end of a lasso with the other end around the steer's head. There are other cowboys watching on the far right of the photograph. Text in the top left corner reads [12-"Tom N. Wills of Arizona, a Great Roaper." The back of the postcard reads [POST CARD.] across the top in green text. Green text on the left edge reads [PUB. BY T.P. & CO.NY.Y MADE IN GERMANY]. Handwritten text in the top right corner reads [$250]. The number [44] is written under it and is circled. Handwritten text in the bottom right corner reads [K11S234].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1907-1909
Object number
2014.37.35.10
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
chromolithographs
picture postcards
Medium
lithographic ink on paper (fiber product) with ink
Dimensions
H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)
Place made
Germany, Europe
Place depicted
Arizona, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American West
Photography
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.37.35.10