Advertising the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, 1918

This photo shows an old car with a steer head attached to the front, driven by a man, with four cowgirls and a wooden Indian as passengers. The girl on the far left is Prairie Rose Henderson and the girl sitting on the hood of the car is Ruth Roach.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach and Kitty Canutt

This photo shows Ruth Roach, on the left, and her associate, Kitty Canutt, on the right. They are leaning over a wooden fence, smiling at the photographer, and Kitty Canutt has a rope in her hands.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Greeting Card From Cowgirl] Mabel Hamilton, C. 1920

This printed card, with a photo of cowgirl Mabel Hamilton, includes the written message, "To Ruth, with good luck from Mabel."
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Riding a Bucking Bronco

In this action photo, Ruth Roach is riding a bucking bronco in a rodeo arena.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach With Her Horse "Silver Lady" Bowing

This photo shows Ruth Roach standing with her white horse, Silver Lady, which is bowing to the photographer.
Date: January 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach, 1914

In this photo, Ruth Roach is standing outside in front of a building, wearing an ankle-length ladies' suit.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

My Parade Horses on 101 Ranch, 1914

This photo shows Ruth Roach astride one horse and driving two more horses in front of her before a tent.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach, Champion Lady Rider

In this photo, Ruth Roach is performing an upside-down trick on a running horse.
Date: July 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Posing on a Horse

This photo shows Ruth Roach sitting astride a horse in a still pose.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach, woman champion trick rider, c. 1920s

Photograph of Ruth Roach standing on a running horse with her arms in the air, in a rodeo show.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowgirls From the Madison Square Garden Rodeo With Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1932

This is a group photo of cowgirls from the Madison Square Garden Rodeo with some children and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, who is sitting in the middle front row, wearing a white cowboy hat. Ruth Roach is the first standing person on the left.
Date: 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mayor of Boston with Ruth Roach and Tad Lucas, c. 1930

Photograph of a group of cowboys and cowgirls standing around the mayor of Boston outside the Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts. Ruth Roach is the second cowgirl from the right and the first cowgirl on the right is tentatively identified as Tad Lucas.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pick-Up Man and Bronc Rider

This photo shows what appears to be a cowgirl (with a bow in her hair) riding a bucking horse in a rodeo arena, with a mounted man nearby.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fred Salmon, Tad Lucas, Buck Lucas, and Ruth Roach Salmon, c. 1950

This photo is a group shot of five people sitting in a booth, having a beer together. From left to right, they are: Fred Salmon, Unknown, Tad Lucas, Buck Lucas, and Ruth Roach Salmon.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trick Riders and Bronco Busters, Tucumcari Round-Up

This photo shows four cowgirls standing in a row in a rodeo area. None are identified.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach on a Bucking Bronco

This photo shows Ruth Roach riding a bucking horse in a rodeo arena.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fox Hastings, Bea Kirnan, Ruth Roach, Lorena Trickey, and Prairie Rose Henderson, c. 1920

This is a group photo of six cowgirls standing in a row. From left to right they are: Fox Hastings, Bea Kirnan, Ruth Roach, Unknown, Lorena Trickey (possibly), and Prairie Rose Henderson.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[In Soldier's Field, Chicago]

This photo shows a group of eleven cowgirls standing in Soldier's Field, Chicago, with a row of classical columns behind them. From left to right, they are: Fox Hastings, Donna Cowan, Marie Gibson, Florence Hughes, Tad Lucas, Grace Runyan, Ruth Roach, Rose Smith, Bonnie McCarroll (possibly), Vera McGinnis, and Mabel Strickland.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman on a Bucking Bronco

This photo shows an unidentified young woman riding a bucking horse in a rodeo arena.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Creta Elliott, Ruth Roach, Bea Kirnan, Mabel Strickland, and Bryant Roach, C. 1920

This photo is a group shot of men and women. On the front row, they are, from left to right: Unknown, Creta Elliott, Unknown, Unknown, Ruth Roach, Bea Kirnan, and Mabel Strickland. The only other identity known in this photo is Bryant Roach, who is on the second row, fourth from the left.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Passing of the West #1

This photo shows a row of seven standing cowgirls, with seven mounted Indians behind them, in an arena. The cowgirls are, from left to right: Ruth Roach, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Bonnie Gray, Rose Smith, Kitty Canutt, and Ruby Roberts.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Passing of the West #2

This photo shows eight women on horses, standing in a row, in an arena. From left to right, they are: Mabel Strickland, Florence Hughes, Bea Kirnan, Kitty Canutt, Rose Smith, Bonnie Gray, and Unknown. There are rodeo Indians on horses behind them and large buildings, including the dome of the nation's capital, in the background.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bea Kirnan, Prairie Rose Henderson, and Fox Hastings, c. 1920

This photo shows six women on horses. From left to right, they are: Bea Kirnan, Prairie Rose Henderson, Unknown, Fox Hastings, Unknown, and Unknown.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach and Mamie Stroud

This photo shows Ruth Roach (woman on left) and Mamie Stroud (woman on the right) posing with two unidentified rodeo characters, by the side of an arena.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History