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Digital Exhibit: Prison Rodeo Programs

Souvenir Programs of the Texas Prison Rodeo 1931-1986
Musical entertainers in rodeo arena
bull rider
bull rider
saddle bronc rider
a group of riders in arena
spectators and rodeo judges in grandstand
saddle bronc rider in arena
entertainers in rodeo arena
trick rider standing on horseback with a lasso
roping event in arena
saddle bronc rider
Saddle bronc rider
Cowboy on horseback
Rodeo officials in arena
Prison Rodeo Saddle Bronc Riding Photograph
Prison Rodeo Saddle Bronc Riding Photograph
Photograph of inmates subduing a horse on its back during the Prison Rodeo
Man on horseback in rodeo arena
Cowboys on horseback in rodeo arena
Prison Rodeo Comedic Skit Photograph
Inmate Clowns in Rodeo Arena
Prison Rodeo Corrections Officers Photographs
Inmate Cowboys in Rodeo Arena
Prison Rodeo Calf Roping Photograph

The Byrd Collection photographs feature images from the Prison Rodeo circa 1947. The digital images were donated to Sam Houston State University, Newton Gresham Library by Kelley Byrd, related to James H. Byrd.

Scenes from the Arena

1969 Prison Rodeo Program

Barrel Racing, 1969 Prison Rodeo Program

1974 Prison Rodeo Program

Rodeo Clowns, 1974 Prison Rodeo Program

1974 Prison Rodeo Program

Goree Cowgirls, 1974 Prison Rodeo Program

1952 Prison Rodeo Program

Clown and Bull Rider, 1952 Prison Rodeo Program

1966 Prison Rodeo Program

Bronco Rider, 1966 Prison Rodeo Program

1965 Prison Rodeo Program

Barrel Racing, 1965 Prison Rodeo Program

1966 Prison Rodeo Program

Bucking Bronco, 1966 Prison Rodeo Program

1946 Prison Rodeo Program

1945 Prison Rodeo Performers

1947 Prison Rodeo Program

Spectators in the Grandstands, 1947 Prison Rodeo Program

1951 Prison Rodeo Program

Inmate Cowboys seated on the fence at the arena, 1951 Prison Rodeo Program

1951 Prison Rodeo Program

A Marching Band, Kilgore Rangerettes, Apache Belles, 1951 Prison Rodeo Program

1962 Prison Rodeo Program

A bull with Rodeo Clowns, 1962 Prison Rodeo Program

1962 Prison Rodeo Program

A cowboy being bucked from a bronco, 1962 Prison Rodeo Program

1963 Prison Rodeo Program

Bucking Bronco, 1963 Prison Rodeo Program

1965 Prison Rodeo Program

Bucking Bronco, 1965 Prison Rodeo Program

1965 Prison Rodeo Program

Bull Rider, 1965 Prison Rodeo Program

 

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