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| Title | Cowboy wrestling a steer at the Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon, ca. 1912 |
| Photographer | Marcell, Edward F. |
| Date | ca. 1912 |
| Notes | Caption on image: "Bull Dogging" a Wild Steer, at the Round Up, 1912. Photo #340 Copyright 1912. Marcell of Portland.
Filed in: Oregon--Cities--Portland |
| Contextual Notes | The purpose of steer wrestling is to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible, with all four feet facing upward. The cowboy usually starts the competition on horseback and dismounts after wrapping his arm around the right horn. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Cowboys--Oregon--Pendleton; Cattle--Oregon--Pendleton; Horses--Oregon--Pendleton; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Steer wrestling--Oregon--Pendleton; Pendleton Round-Up |
| Location Depicted | United States--Oregon--Pendleton |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC2749
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Object Type | Postcard |
| Physical Description | 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original postcard using a ScanMaker 6800 at 100-175 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
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