Wyoming Dude Ranch A-L, Choice August, 1955.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Title: John Thompson as a Horse Wrangler at Dude Ranch, Valley, Wyoming
Date: 1955-12 (exact date not specified)
Keywords: Sports Illustrated, Cowboy photography, Western America.
The photograph is of John Thompson, a horse wrangler, taken during a Sports Illustrated assignment at the Valley dude ranch in Wyoming.
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![In this color photograph of a man seated on rustic wooden steps, he appears contemplative with his head resting in his hand. He is dressed in Western attire: a blue denim shirt and jeans adorned with various patches, rugged cowboy boots, a brown leather belt decorated with brass conchos, and an olive green wide-brimmed hat atop his head. His right arm rests on the step beside him which holds another dark-colored straw fedora-style hat. A red piece of fabric peeks out from under it.
His left hand wears a brown glove while his fingers are adorned with rings: one appears to be made of gold, and two others seem like they could possibly be silver or pewter. His jeans pockets hold several items including what looks like a pen cap. The backdrop suggests an old rustic building typical in Western America; wooden planks form the structure with wire mesh windows adding texture.
The photograph is credited as 'John Thompson as a Horse Wrangler at Dude Ranch, Valley, Wyoming' and dated to December 1955 according to additional information found on https://images.loener.nl/TonyFrissell/full/662c/662cb9deb35d44bfce91b41d.jpg. This suggests that the subject was part of a feature for Sports Illustrated magazine and is photographed by Tony Frissell.
The image captures a moment in Western American life, likely portraying aspects of cowboy culture such as horse wrangling which could be infe [...]](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/115/874/372/436/114/873/original/dd161cbff7137948.jpeg)
