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- 5th Avenue North and 20th Street
- 20th St N & 5th Ave N, SW corner
- Clubs vs Gyms
- Black romance
- Norris Lake
- A splash of color anyone ?
- High voltage indeed.
- DANGER: time stopped ahead
- Norris Dam and reservoir
- One suggestion ...
- My hoist is bigger
- A lesson in composition
- +83
- +83
- +83
- +83
- +117
- Now I'm Satisfied
- A Barrel Of Laughs
- "Direct From European Triumphs"
- 10th Avenue bridge
- Now it's water under the bridge
- Millers and sawyers
- Two Saints walk into a bar ...
- Building ... what?
- Wondered Where Her Life Went
- Psst ... don't turn around
- Somebody
- Moonlight Elevator
- Next Frame Please
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Saddle Straddler: 1940
March 1940. "Cowhand trying saddle at saddlery in Elko, Nevada." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
J.M. Capriola Co. saddles
The company and store are still in Elko. http://capriolas.com
That's Probably Capriola's
They're still in business.
I Had Forgotten
I love the smell of a saddlery.
The pitch
"What's it gonna take for me to get you into a saddle today, Sir?"
Those new jeans
Our cowboy is wearing Levi's 501 Shrink to Fit jeans with a button fly, still available to this day. When new, the denim is like cardboard.
Cardboard cowboy
The ten-gallon cutout has more facial expression than the live ones. He seems to have had his eye on the floral-patterned saddle for some time. He's skeerd this pretty-boy upstart is aimin' to buy it out from under him.
Big day
When you're going in to buy a saddle you want to put on your best jeans and a neckerchief. A brand-new up-over-the-ears haircut is a good idea, too.
So where is the coin slot?
This big guy must be waiting for his mommy to finish shopping. I never saw a triple rider, though.
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