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Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.

CallNo: N12-E1a4
Descriptive Title: Cowboy on "Teddy" at North Platte, Nebraska rodeo		Type: Negative
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: Ball on "Teddy" North Platte, Nebr. (Doubldeday) 6 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film
Misc Info: Cowboy rides longhorned bull at rodeo; cowboy on horse at far left
Subject:	"Teddy" longhorned bull Ball North Platte, Nebraska Doubleday rodeo cowboys horse rodeo arena	Related to:
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CallNo: N130-D1b
Descriptive Title: Longhorn bull		Type: Negative
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 2 9/16 x 2 3/8		Condition: very good
Text: [on side of negative] Kodak Safety Film Has a box of red drawn around bull.
Misc Info: Bull standing in the plains in front of several trees. Looks like it might be a longhorn. He is facing left in the photo. A box of red pencil is drawn tightly around the bull.
Subject:	longhorn bull cattle cow trees telephone pole wires Kodak	Related to:
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CallNo: N14-E1a1
Descriptive Title: Tommie Douglas thrown from "Teddy" at Norton, Kansas, rodeo		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1921		Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: Tommie Douglas thrown from "Teddy" Norton, Kans. Copyright 1921 (R.R. Doubleday) 10 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film
Misc Info: Cowboy is thrown from longhorned bull at rodeo; horses, cowboys, and spectators line the fence; other cowboys on horses at far left
Subject:	Tommie Douglas "Teddy" Norton, Kansas R.R. Doubleday fence buildings trees longhorned bull bull riding cowboys horses rodeo rodeo arena spectators Kodak	Related to:
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CallNo: N2-E1a6
Descriptive Title: "Sharkey" the Famous Bucking Bull		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1913		Provenance:
Size: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: 12 P 11 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film "Sharkey" "The Famous Bucking Bull" 1913 Doubleday - Gustin
Misc Info: Cowboy is bucked off big bull; bull has saddle on it; grandstands in the back
Subject:	Sharkey bucking bull Doubleday - Gustin cowboy Kodak cowboy hat rodeo saddle rodeo arena shadow fence grandstands spectators tree	Related to:
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CallNo: N31-E1a6
Descriptive Title: Red Sublett riding "Topsey"		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1922		Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: Red Sublett riding "Topsey" (copyright 1922 R.R. Doubleday) 90666 Kodak Safety Film
Misc Info: Cowboy rides bucking bull; bull is off the ground, facing away from the camera and to the left; cowboy on horse back in background.
Subject:	Red Sublett "Topsey" R.R. Doubleday cowboys bullriding horse rodeo rodeo arena Kodak	Related to:
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CallNo: N44-E1a5
Descriptive Title: Frank Smith bulldogging at Pendleton, Oregon, Round-Up		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1923		Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: 90679; Frank Smith Bulldogging Pendleton Round-Up ([copyright symbol] 1923 R.R. Doubleday); Kodak
Misc Info: Cowboy wrestles steer at rodeo; cowboy on horse to left; cowboy with steer; horse running beside cowboy and steer; circular track; grandstands full of people
Subject:	Frank Smith bulldogging event Pendleton Round-Up Pendleton, Oregon R.R. Doubleday cowboys horses rodeo rodeo arena steer Kodak fence track grandstands spectators	Related to:
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CallNo: N5-E1a6
Descriptive Title: John Hartwig on "Bovolo Pug"		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1922		Provenance:
Size: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2"		Condition: very good
Text: 2 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film John Hartwig thrown from "Bovolo Pug" (copyright 1922 R.R. Doubleday)
Misc Info: Cowboy is bucked off of a bull at a rodeo
Subject:	John Hartwig "Bovolo Pug" R.R. Doubleday steer bull bull riding rodeo rodeo arena cowboy fence Kodak trees	Related to:
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CallNo: P104-E1a6		larger image
Descriptive Title: Frank Smith bulldogging at Pendleton Roundup		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1923		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Frank Smith Bulldogging Pendleton, Round- (Â© 1923 R.R. Doubleday)
Misc Info: Man jumps off running horse to wrestle steer while other cowboy on horse is running behind him. Grandstands are full of people.
Subject:	Frank Smith bulldogging steer wrestling Pendleton Round-up Pendleton R.R. Doubleday rodeo rodeo arena track cowboy horses grandstands spectators fence	Related to:
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CallNo: P105-E1a6		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charlie Johnson thrown from steer at rodeo		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1923		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Charlie Johnson throw from Wild Steer (1923 R.R. Doubleday Copyright) [back] 1923
Misc Info: Cowboy is thrown off of bucking steer at rodeo. People are standing in arena behind him. Other people are sitting on something above and behind him.
Subject:	Charlie Johnson steer R.R. Doubleday rodeo rodeo arena bull riding cowboys fence trees spectators	Related to:
Other:	copy

CallNo: P112-E1a6		larger image
Descriptive Title: Red Sublett riding		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1922		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Red Sublett riding "Topsey" (Copyright 1922 [back] Red Sublett riding "Topsey" Â© 1922 R.R. Doubleday
Misc Info: Cowboy rides bull at rodeo; cowboy on horse stands in background; shadow of bull and rider on ground.
Subject:	Red Sublett R.R. Doubleday bull riding cowboy horse ground plains shadow rodeo	Related to:
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CallNo: P179-D1e		larger image
Descriptive Title: Buffalo - catalo herd		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7		Condition: very good
Text: [back] Reduce to 4 1/2 x 3" deep; CJ Jones Buffalo + catalo herd; Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215; Please credit the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. [note] Copy L Charles J. (Buffalo) Jones' catalo-buffalo herd at Garden City, Kansas. Jones caught his calves from the remnant of the once great Southern Herd of buffalo, crossing the buffalo heifers with domestic bulls. The hybrid he named 'catalo.' Photo courtesy Kansas Historical Society. [Photo courtesy Kansas Historical Society. is underlined]
Misc Info: Picture is of a herd of buffalo (Catalo). They are behind a fence with some on a hill and some in foreground.
Subject:	catalo buffalo Buffalo Jones Charles J. Jones Kansas Historical Society calves heifers domestic bulls hybrid Garden City, Kansas	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape on top back.

CallNo: P26-E1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title:		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1913		Provenance:unknown
Size: 4 x 5		Condition: very good
Text: Front: "SHARKEY" "THE FAMOUS BUCKING BULL" Â©1913 DOUBLEDAY + GUSTIN Back: "Sharkey" The Famous Bucking Bull" Â©1913 Doubleday & Gustin (This photo was Doubleday's "BestSeller")
Misc Info: Cowboy gets bucked off bull Sharkey at a rodeo.
Subject:	Sharkey the bull cowboy rodeo crowd saddle cowboy hat Doubleday and Gustin	Related to:
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CallNo: P36-E1a1		larger image
Descriptive Title: Bull rider		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4 x 5		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Tommie Douglas thrown from "Teddy" copyright 1921 (R.R. Doubleday) Norton, Kans. [back] Tommie Douglas thrown from "Teddy" Bucking steer Norton, Kansas Â©1921 R.R. Doubleday "Teddy" was purchased in 1917 from the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma. Four seconds was the longest any rider ever stayed on his back. In 1920 at Madison Square Garden they offered a (insert symbol)large prize to anyone staying aboard a full five minutes. No takers.
Misc Info: Trees in far back then fence with people on it and in front of it. 3 horses with riders; 2 horses tied to fence. 1 cowboy being thrown off of a longhorn.
Subject:	Bull rider Bull cowboys Tommie Douglas Teddy (bull) Norton, Kansas Doubleday photo	Related to:
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CallNo: P38-E1a		larger image
Descriptive Title: Bull rider		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/16 x 5		Condition: very good
Text: [on picture] Twig thrown from Bovolopug Right 1922 R.R. Doubleday) [back] John Hartwig thrown from "Bovolopug" - photo by R.R. Doubleday 1919
Misc Info: High fence in background; man in midair off of bull. Bull is dark with white spot on forehead. Man's hair is sticking straight up.
Subject:	Bull rider Bull cowboy arena Bovolopug (bull) John Hartwig Doubleday photo	Related to:
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CallNo: P398-F2f1		larger image
Descriptive Title: Don Bell		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8 x 10		Condition: very good
Text: [front] To Harry Don Bell Ft Worth Texas [back] 72
Misc Info: Photo is of a man getting thrown from a bucking bull. The man is sliding off towards the camera. The bull's head is down. Can not see the bull's feet. There is a rig and bucking strap on the bull. There are tall wood pens behind the bull. There are 2 men standing next to the pens. One man's arm is resting on wood.
Subject:	Bull riding Rodeo Corral Cattle Bulls Cowboys Don Hill Harry Chrisman	Related to:	P394 P395 P396 P397 P399
Other:	There is tape on top front of photo. There is a tape tear mark on the top right front side.

CallNo: P40-F2f1		larger image
Descriptive Title: Bull rider		Type: Print
Date of Origin: ca. 1921		Provenance:
Size: 4 x 5		Condition: very good
Text: [on picture] Ball on "Teddy" North Platte, Nebr., (Doubleday) [back] E.A. Ball on "Teddy" North Platte, Nebr. Â© Doubleday He stayed 3 seconds, then he and Teddy "parted company for life" as Ralph Doubleday told it. No date (circa 1921)
Misc Info: Picture of a man on a bucking bull in an open area.
Subject:	Bull riding bull cowboy Doubleday photo Teddy (bull) E.A. Ball	Related to:
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CallNo: PC15-E1a2		larger image
Descriptive Title: Floyd Hand at Sheridan, Wyoming, rodeo		Type: Postcard
Date of Origin:		Provenance:possibly Western Horsemen magazine
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2		Condition: good
Text: [front] Floyd Hand Dismounting? From Wild Brahma ([copyright symbol] R.R. Doubleday) Sheridan Wyo. Rodeo. [back] The Western Horseman Sep 1979; Post Card; Place Stamp Here. Correspondence; Address; Floyd Hand dismounting from Wild Brahma, Sheridan, Wyo. Rodeo (copyright symbol) R.R. Doubleday; Photo from Jack Bailey (brand symbol - fancy B over half-moon arc) 615 Storey Blvd., Apt. 317 Cheyenne, Wyo. (1989)
Misc Info: Cowboy gets bucked off bull at rodeo; spectators and other cowboys in background.
Subject:	Floyd Hand wild Brahma bull Sheridan, Wyoming rodeo R.R. Doubleday cowboys in background spectators Jack Bailey Cheyenne, Wyoming cowboys on horses fence pole Western Horseman	Related to:
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