A black-and-white photograph of a man sitting on a lassoed steer while his horse waits.

An Outlaw Steer Meets Its Match

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Date

ca. 1905-1915, printed ca. 1930
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 13 x 17 1/2 in.
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

print recto:
u.c. in graphite: 110 screen \ over all \ ruled \ I------7-----I
c.r. in graphite: 50 [encircled]
print verso:
u.c. in graphite: Charley White-hog tieing [sic] an out-law steer. \ O.R. Ranch. Ariz. \ Copyright by Erwin E. Smith. \ Bonham, Texas.
c.l. in graphite: 'An outlaw steer \ meets its match'
l.l. in graphite: James
l.r. stamp: Copyright by Erwin E. Amith, \ Bonham, Texas.
l.r. in graphite: H27338-16
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1990.16.2
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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