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Where the Best of Riders Quit

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Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze cowboy falling off of a horse. The remarks for the photograph include, "Some broncos have a habit of throwing themselves over backward with the intention of falling on the rider and killing him; thus it behooves the cowboy to quit before he is caught."

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Title(s): 
Where the Best of Riders Quit
Creator(s): 
George D. Sack (Author)
Charles Marion Russell (Artist)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
1920
Materials/Techniques: 
gelatin silver process
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Accession No: 
TU2009.39.8387.22
Previous Number(s): 
E.412; 45759; E.412 (Colorado Springs number)
Department: 
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