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Midland Great Western RailroadBiblio.com

Westport: Clew Bay Clare Island Croagh Patrick and Surroundings Mallaranny and Achill 1913

[WESTERN WHEELED SCRAPER COMPANY, AURORA, ILLINOIS]Biblio.com

WESTERN WHEELED SCRAPER COMPANY. CONCRETE ROAD BUILDING. CATALOG NO. 45 / TITLE PAGE CONCRETE ROAD BUILDING. CONCRETE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THE INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY. WESTERN BATCH BOXES. WESTERN ROAD BUILDERS TRUCK. WESTERN ROAD BUILDERS DUMP CAR. WESTERN ROAD BUILDERS SERVICE CAR. WESTERN PORTABLE TRACK. PLACING INDUSTRIAL TRACK. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND THE BATCH-BOX DIRECT-CHARGING SYSTEM. CATALOG NO. 45.

191548534Aurora: Privately printed ca. 1915. ca 1915. TRADE CATALOG. First edition. 11" x 8 1/2" in light gray printed wrappers with raised title in green. 16pp. 273-286. Illustrations. Foreword. Uncommon catalog of equipment which played a crucial role in road building driven by the Good Roads Movement during the opening decades of the 20th century. Western Wheeled Scraper Co. had in 1904 perfected dump cars with 12 cubic yard capacity operated by air and these became the backbone of earth moving operations both in railroad line building and road building across the country. This catalog advertises their industrial railways aggregate loaders material bins dump cars mixers feeding the batch boxes the Western batch box direct-charging system etc. Offers information on placing Western Industrial track along with diagram plans for doing so. Also laid in Bulletin 19-B Western Dump Wagon which touts their Western Dump Wagons with steel-reinforced and extra wide wheels. In 1901 the Western Wheeled Scraper Co. and the F.C. Austin Manufacturing had formed a selling corporation known as Austin-Western Road Machinery Co. The company specialized initially in building scrapers. In 1916 President Wilson signed the Federal Aid Road Act enabling America to embark on a truly national highway and road construction campaign that continued to the end of the 1920s. Light soiling to pages and wrappers along with shelf label at upper left fore-edge stamp for Contractors Machinery & Storage Co. and with rubbing to spine and light wear to the extremities. Still very good. Privately printed, [ca. 1915]. unknown

BUCKINGHAM BOOKS · États-Unis595,00 $US≈ 503,43 €

Western Rodeo CowboysBiblio.com

Western Rodeo Culture and Performance in the American West Photograph and Postcard Archive Oregon Montana Nevada. circa 1910s-1940s

1925178071925. Photograph and postcard archive circa 1910s-1940s documenting rodeo culture and competitive riding traditions across the American West with particular emphasis on organized events such as the Pendleton Round-Up and regional competitions in Oregon Montana and Nevada. The collection captures core rodeo practices including saddle bronc riding bull riding relay racing and bulldogging presenting visual evidence of both individual performers and large public gatherings. Identified riders such as Leonard Stroud Soapy Williams Milt Moe Frank Smith and Paddy Ryan appear in action situating the material within a period when rodeo emerged as a structured spectator sport tied to regional identity and western heritage. Images of grandstands filled with spectators Labor Day competitions and named championship events indicate the scale and institutionalization of rodeo culture in the early twentieth century while repeated depictions of high-risk maneuvers document the physical demands and performance conventions that defined the sport.<br /> <br /> Archive of 16 photographs and real photo postcards primarily measuring approximately 4.75 x 3 inches with one smaller photograph measuring approximately 1.75 x 2.5 inches. Most images are real photo postcards several bearing AZO and DOPS stamp boxes consistent with production dates between approximately 1925 and 1942 alongside earlier material including a copyrighted 1918 image and one example dating to 1904. Locations identified include Pendleton Oregon; Bozeman Montana; and Nevada. Several images carry printed or negative titles including "Leonard Stroud on Indian Tom wins championship at Cheyenne Wyo."; "Soapy Williams on Glasseye"; and "Milt Moe on Tea Trader." The archive includes multiple scenes from the Pendleton Round-Up featuring bulldogging by Frank Smith in 1923 relay racing during a 1925 Labor Day event and additional captioned scenes such as "They treat 'em rough at the Roundup." Other images depict riders thrown from horses bull riding sequences and staged or candid action views that emphasize the dynamic movement and risk inherent in rodeo performance.<br /> <br /> Sixteen photographs and postcards on cardstock mounts with a mix of black and white and sepia tones. Light wear consistent with handling including minor surface wear and occasional spotting; overall very good condition. A concentrated visual record of early twentieth-century rodeo culture in the American West documenting named competitors regional events and the development of rodeo as a public spectacle. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis550,00 $US≈ 465,35 €