A black-and-white photograph of a grassy landscape with a saddled horse grazing in the foreground.

A Bad Sign, Matador Ranch, Texas

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Date

1905
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Album
Dimensions

Image: 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.
Sheet: 4 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 7 x 10 3/8 in.
Inscriptions

sheet, recto:
c. in graphite: 48295
l.l. stamped in purple ink: Erwin E. Smith. \ Bonham, Texas.
l.c. in graphite: S59-332
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: Bad Sign: A cowpony sits [?] \ grazing upon a hill with rope \ dragging and a "double half-hitch" \ around the pommel of the saddle \ is nearly sure proof that \ evil has befallen the rider.
Collection Name

Erwin E. Smith Pettis Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of Mary Alice Pettis
Accession Number

P1986.42.189.11
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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