Print shows a group of eight men on a flat boat navigating down river. One man stands on a platform and dances to music played ̣̣̣̀by a fidler on his left and another on his right playing a cooking pan as a frame drum; others watch. One man, at right,...
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territor...
Description:
Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
South Dakota., West (U.S.), United States., Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), and South Dakota
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879., Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881., Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881., Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881., and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881.
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys, Sexual behavior, English language, Slang, Frontier and pioneer life, Gay men, Male homosexuality, Men, Prostitution, Sex, and Social life and customs
Plate lettered in the top center 'H': Reverse copies of details from Hogarth's "A midnight modern conversation". Each item is numbered; 1. The fat man with the linen cap on his head, who sits stolidly smoking; 2. The back of the head of the man behind...
