A black-and-white photograph of a cowboy crouched next to a stream drinking water from his hat as his horse stands behind him.

Tom King, Matador Cowboy, Drinking from the Brim of His Hat at a Spring in Dutchman Pasture, Matador Ranch, Texas

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Date

1905
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Album
Dimensions

Image: 3 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.
Sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 1/8 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: S-59-288
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: Getting drink.
l.l. in graphite: P + S
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

P1986.42.189.22
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

See more by Erwin E. Smith

This information is published from the Carter's collection database. Updates and additions based on research and imaging activities are ongoing. The images, titles, and inscriptions are products of their time and are presented here as documentation, not as a reflection of the Carter’s values. If you have corrections or additional information about this object please email us to help us improve our records.

Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of works and their images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of a work contrary or in addition to the information in our records.