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Passing of the West (1927)

1927 · Newsreel · 9 min

Synopsis

1927? (Reel 3 of 3) - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY: A display of cowboy and cowgirl skills. Reel 1: Iva Park presents Lucille Mulhall with a bouquet. Mulhall performs on her prancing show horse. Cowboys try to ride Mulhall's bucking horse. Pony Express race. Reel 2: Trick riding by cowboys. Queen of the round-up, Iva Park, falls off her horse. Bucking horses and bulls; stage coach and wild mule race; Myrtle Cox rides the bull Twisting Bill and Lucille Mulhall ropes wild Mexican cattle. Reel 3: Steer riding, bronco busting, race for the Bride and frontier boys of 1864 race. Shots of round-up champions George Williams, Charles Mulhall and Jack Miller.

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Running time
9 minutes
Language
English
Collection
News & Public Affairs
Internet Archive item
gov.archives.arc.88956.r3