Call NumberZ-7222Date1955 JulySummaryMembers of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stand or sit on a stage on a trail ride in Colorado. Rudy Paulson stands near a microphone and holds papers, Joe Dekker sits on a saddle on a saw horse with a sign that reads "Range Boss", Pete Smythe and Johnny Boyle, stand near a blindfolded Colt (first year member) Chet MacArthur. Dick Carlson holds a paper plate with horse dung under MacArthur's nose.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 19 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectRoundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--PeopleInitiations (into trades, societies, etc.)--ColoradoTrail riding--ColoradoPractical jokes--ColoradoRites & ceremonies--ColoradoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711007222Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromSteve Matthews; gift; July 14, 1999.NotesNames of identified men inked on photographic print. Number "305" printed on label on photographic print. Title and identification from printed inventory titled: "Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pictorial history," prepared by Steve Matthews. R7110072220
Evening hi jinks Rudy Paulson, Joe Dekker, Pete Smythe, Johnny Boyle, victim Colt, Chet MacArthur, Dick Carlson (1955 July). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/07/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124989
