Will Rogers Range Riders

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20062617

Description

The Will Rogers Range Riders are traveling from West Texas to Austin, Texas. During a layover in Fort Worth, Texas, one of the Range Riders is checking on "Sammy" inside the horse car. Sammy is a bay-colored horse with a star patch on his forehead. While traveling in the train, Sammy learned how to pull the emergency cord and bring the train to a stop. The Range Rider is shown feeding Sammy hay.

Archival Date

1947-01-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1918

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Will Rogers Range Riders; Railroad trains; Horse Cars; Stock Cars (Rail); Horses; Hay; Railroad travel