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Ohio native Charles P. Shipley (1865-1943) started his saddlery near the Kansas City, Missouri stockyards in 1885, catering to working cowboys. Between 1910 and 1920, Shipley’s became better known for bits and spurs. T.E “Buck” Yarbrough was…

Cadillac automobiles reached their zenith of magnificence during the early 1930s with the production of cars powered by V-16 engines. One of the most expensive automobiles available at the time in the Texas Panhandle, this 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sedan…

Advertising card showing a color illustration of the Challenge single header geared windmill with descriptive text on the reverse.

Chevrolet stopped producing cars for civilian use in February 1942 in order to fill World War II contracts and, like other motor vehicle manufacturers, did not manufacture automobiles for sale to the to the public again until 1946. As a result,…

Theodore A. “Dot” Babb (1852-1936) moved to Wise County, Texas with his family and was kidnapped by Comanche, along with his sister Bianca and a Mrs. Luster, in 1865. He was adopted by the Comanche and in 1867, he was ransomed and presented with this…

Irving Couse (1866-1936) is perhaps the best known of all Taos artists because of reproductions of his paintings on Santa Fe Railway calendars from 1922-1934. Couse first visited Taos in 1902. He summered there every year, except 1904, before…

Document setting minimum wages members would accept for work as cowboys, cooks, and supervisors, and providing for the support of those who refuse work. Includes the names of twenty-four men.

Muzzle loading heavy barrel, double set trigger rifle. Made by J. Crosby in Illinois in 1854 and bought by Col. Goodnight in 1856. The maker placed this inscription on the barrel; “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these…

This evening coat was donated by Louise Dicken Conway in 1986. It was made by her mother, Addie Dicken, in 1931 and was made to be worn over formal dresses when the donor attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

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Dunton first visited Taos in 1912 before moving there in 1915. He gave up his successful illustration career in favor of easel paintings and was a founder of the Taos society of artists. Winter Camp of the Sioux was shown in the 1916 Taos Society of…