[Albert Peyton George, Gene Autry, and Virgil Shepherd standing next to a horse]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George (on far right) with Gene Autry (center) and Virgil Shepherd. Autry has his right hand on the horse's halter. Autry is wearing boots with longhorn, stars, half moons, and hearts motif on the tops. The boots have spurs. His knit suit has a detailed western shirt underneath it. He is holding a riding crop in his left hand. George is wearing a three-piece suit, striped shirt, and print tie. He has a round pin on his lapel. George has his left hand in his pants pocket. Note the saddle on horse - Autry's saddle is very ornate and detailed. The group is in an arena of unknown location (perhaps Fort Worth?). The photograph was autographed by Gene Autry and reads: "To Albert With Best Wishes Gene Autry".
Date: [1945..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Peyton George, Gene Autry, and Virgil Shepherd standing next to a horse]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George, Gene Autry, and Virgil Shepherd standing in an arena next to a horse. George, who is on the far right, is wearing a three piece suit with print tie and striped shirt. He is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a light colored felt hat. George has his left hand in his pants pocket. Autry is wearing a knit suit with tucked in boots with tops that have images of longhorns, hearts, moons, and stars on them. He has a yoked western shirt and a white felt hat. He is holding a riding crop in his left hand and he is holding his horse's halter in his right hand. The horse has a saddle with very intricate leather work and ornate silver trim. Written in pencil in back of photograph: "Mr. George standing to Gene Autry's left."
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Virgil Henry Shepherd and Mr. Gene Autry shaking hands]

Photograph of "Mr. Virgil Henry Shepherd and Mr. Gene Autry" as written on the back of the photograph in pencil. Mr. Autry is dressed in a knit western suit with boots and spurs and a felt hat. He has a riding crop in his left hand. Mr. Shepherd is wearing a pin stripe suit and felt hat. He has his left hand on a horse's halter and is shaking hands with Autry with his right hand. Gene Autry's horse has a saddle with intricate leather tooling and ornate silver trim. The two men and horse are in an indoor arena.
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Matlock Rose riding the quarter horse Buster Waggoner owned by Lester Goodson]

Photograph of Matlock Rose riding the quarter horse Buster Waggoner owned by Lester Goodson. Rose is demonstrating the horse's cutting abilities in an outdoor arena. Rose is wearing chaps, western shirt, and cowboy hat. Calf on right of photo. Metal fence with automobiles parked on the other side in background. A cowboy sitting on the fender of a truck (two people seated in truck) has his booted feet propped on the second and third rail of fence. Tall metal pole (top not seen) on right of photo. Stamped in black on back of photograph: "Western Photograph by E. J. (Buck ) Bryan Box 7092 Sylvania Station Phone 8-8788 - Fort Worth 11, Texas No. [in ink] 6F401".
Date: [1949..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwestern livestock exposition pin]

SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND FAT STOCK SHOW 1941, WHERE THE WEST BEGINS, LIVESTOCK EXHIBITOR, FORT WORTH" Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon, livestock
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History