Posted by BruceBerman American, New Mexico, Russell Lee’s Road, U.S.60
Barrel Racer, Portales, NM, June 2010 by ©Bruce Berman
Calf Roping, Rodeo At Quemado, New Mexico By Russell Lee, 1937
There were rodeo events during the 1930s Depression. Rodeos remained a popular entertainment activity and a source of community gathering, even during the difficult economic times. For example, the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo in Texas began in 1932 as a way to bring the community together and create economic growth. Rodeos were a vital entertainment activity that showed off cowboy skills, and they were captured by the Federal Writers Project in the 1930s aqas well as the FSA photographers.
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