(WEST TEXAS) Group of photographs from the Texas Prison Rod

Sale 2675 - Lot 312

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(WEST--TEXAS.) Group of photographs from the Texas Prison Rodeo. 14 photographs, 8 x 10 inches and smaller, with several captioned in manuscript, including identification of some participants; minimal to moderate wear and toning. [Huntsville, TX], 1974-1981 and undated

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The Texas Prison Rodeo was an annual fundraising event from 1931 to 1986, featuring inmates competing before large crowds in a Huntsville stadium. Johnny Cash played his first concert there; a character in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy was a former Texas Prison Rodeo champion. This lot features 8 posed group shots of the participants; 2 action shots of prisoners on horseback; one of a badly injured rider being carried out on a stretcher; and 2 close-up portraits of participants. A shot of women's prison inmates chasing pigs is captioned "Legs and Bacon."