while i was browsing some interesting old western shots i came across this and thought it was really wonderful. i love the conversion of old photographs to colour - of course there is something that colour could never fulfill in comparison to old black and white photos, especially from this era, but they are fun to look and almost graphic-art like. they would make fun postcards and wall posters!
the old west as presented by the detroit photographic co
wanna be cow-folk? here is some inspiration: a list of all the top cowboy [and girl!] western stars AND their horse's name!
some interesting finds. one almost never associates african americans with the wild west, but they were there. intrigued when i happened upon an image of a black cowboy, so i did a bit more research and was fascinated by the results. here is a quick and interesting read. i'll have to get a hold of a copy of lonesome dove as well [and of course blog about it later.]
and of course, for some music. there are just too many good cowboy songs out there. but here are some that i enjoy.
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| please be mine, mr. cowboy!? |
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