Boots used by Don Bell while a Range Cowboy and Rodeo Performer in Wyoming
Boots used by Don Bell while a Range Cowboy and Rodeo Performer in Wyoming
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- Description (Brief)
- Leather cowboy boots worn by the donor, Don Bell, while performing in rodeo shows and while a range cowboy. Don Bell joined the rodeo circuit at the age of 12 performing in the Clyde Miller Wild West Show, the Bill King Rodeo Co., and Rufus Rollins' Wild West Show. He retired from performing in 1949 but continued to work as a range cowboy and became a writer and historian of the rodeo lifestyle.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- boots
- user
- Bell, Don
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 11 1/2 in x 4 in; 30.48 cm x 29.21 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0253.03
- accession number
- 1984.0253
- catalog number
- 1984.0253.03
- Credit Line
- Don Bell
- subject
- Sports
- Rodeo
- Professional
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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