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The Wrangler |
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| The wrangler was usually a young boy who worked
as an apprentice to learn the ways of a cowhand. His primary responsibility
was to care for the remuda (herd of horses). In the morning he rose before
the men to round up all the horses that might have wandered away in the
night. He had to keep them together until they could be roped for the men
to ride. One of the most popular cowboy songs of all time, “Little
Joe, the Wrangler,” written by Jack Thorp in 1898, told the story
of a youngster who worked hard at a “man’s job” and died
tragically when the herd stampeded during a storm. Click here to view more Wrangler images |
 Erwin E. Smith (1886–1947) Little Joe the Wrangler, Three Blocks Ranch, New Mexico, 1908–09 Gelatin dry plate negative Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas LC.S6.367 |
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