Horse Riding Contest Down Commercial Street
Dublin Core
Title
Horse Riding Contest Down Commercial Street
Alternative Title
Horse Riding Contest
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Cowboys--Florida
Horses--Florida
Description
A cowboy racing on horseback along Commercial Street in Sanford, Florida. At the time that Sanford was founded, a substantial cattle industry thrived in the countryside near the new city. Cattle grazed on the prairies along the St. Johns River. Cowboys, also called cowmen, were employed by local ranchers, such as the Cameron and Beck families, to perform their cowboy skills at special events held in Sanford.
Source
Original 7 x 5 inch black and white photograph: Vincent Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1890
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 7 x 5 inch black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Vincent Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 25.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
189 KB
Medium
7 x 5 inch black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Commercial Street, Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Hazen, Kendra
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
Ward, Carlton. Florida Cowboys: Keepers of the Last Frontier. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009.
Kral, Jon. Cracker: Florida's Enduring Cowboys: A Photographic Tribute. Ft. Pierce, Fla: Long Wind Pub, 1998.
Remington, Frederic. Cracker Cowboys of Florida. 1895.
Milt, Victor, and George Pratt. Cowboys of Florida. [Florida]: InterActive Publishing of Boca, 2006.
Transcript
For many years, a substantial cattle industry thrived in the country around Sanford with cattle grazing on the prairies along the St. John's River. Local ranches, like those of the Camerons and the Becks, employed cowboys locally called cowmen. The cowmen often showed off their skills during special events in Sanford. Here a cowman in full gallop spears a ring.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 5 inches
Collection
Citation
“Horse Riding Contest Down Commercial Street,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4224.