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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Astride a Railing

This photo of Ruth Roach shows her sitting on a railing, waving her cowboy hat and smiling at the photographer. It is believed this photo was taken when she was traveling by ship to Europe.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth Roach astride a horse in an arena in Paris, France]

In this photo, Ruth Roach sits on a horse, smiling at the photographer, in an empty arena.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Europe (London), 1924

This photo shows Ruth Roach riding a horse out the front door of a building before a crowd of onlookers.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth Roach on a Rearing Horse]

This photo shows Ruth Roach astride a rearing horse, waving to the photographer.
Date: 1927~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach in London, England

This photo shows Ruth Roach in her cowgirl clothing, sitting at the helm of a ship, with hands on the wheel.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth Roach Portrait]

This photo is a portrait of Ruth Roach, sitting with her hands on her knee, in cowgirl clothing.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth Roach, Woman Champion Trick Rider]

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

Donna Card, Ed McArty, and Ruth Roach, c. 1920

This photo shows Ed McArty standing in a rodeo arena, with his arms around two girls: Donna Card on the left and Ruth Roach on the right.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ed McArty and Nowata Slim Richardson, 1924

This is a photo of two cowboys standing in an empty arena somewhere in Europe, posing for the photographer. The one on the left is believed to be Ed McCarty and the one on the right is Nowata Slim Richardson.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unidentified Cowboy

This photo shows a cowboy astride a standing horse.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rodeo Trick Rider, Unidentified]

This photo shows a unknown cowgirl performing an upside down trick on a running horse in a rodeo arena.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History