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Appearance. Cowboy culture is the set of behaviors, preferences, and appearances associated with (or resulting from the influence of) the attitudes, ethics, and history of the American cowboy. [ 1 ] The term can describe the content or stylistic appearance of an artistic representation, often built on romanticized impressions of the wild west ...
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. Cattle drives ensure the herds' health in finding pasture and bring them to market. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of ...
Western wear. Woman wearing fringe jacket and hat, United States, 1953. Western wear is a category of men's and women's clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 19th century Wild West. It ranges from accurate historical reproductions of American frontier clothing, to the stylized garments popularized by Western film ...
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, with more than 28,000 Western and Native American art works and artifacts. The facility also has the world's most extensive collection of American rodeo photographs, barbed wire, saddlery, and early rodeo trophies.
The vaquero became the foundation for the North American cowboy, in Northern Mexico, Southwestern United States, and Western Canada. The cowboys of the Great Basin still use the term " buckaroo ", which may be a corruption of vaquero , to describe themselves and their tradition. [ 1 ]
Tonto. Zorro. Barbarosa. Marlboro Man. Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue. John Marston (video game character; Red Dead Redemption) Sheriff Woody and Jessie (Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3) Yosemite Sam (animated) Cole Cassidy.
Red River Dick; Deadwood Dick. Occupation (s) cowboy, rodeo performer, pullman porter, author. Years active. 1866–1921. Nat Love[ a ] (June 14, 1854 – February 11, 1921) was an American cowboy and writer active in the period following the Civil War. His reported exploits have made him one of the more famous heroes of the Old West.
United States Canada Mexico. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest rodeo organization in the world. It sanctions events in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with members from said countries, as well as others. Its championship event is the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).