Tom N. Wills of Arizona, a Great Roaper
- Published by
- Taylor, Platt & Company, American, founded 1907
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Wills, Tom N., American
- Date
- 1907-1909
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper (fiber product) with ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- This chromolithographic postcard features a color image of Tom N. Wills, a cowboy from Arizona roping a steer. Wills is on horseback and is trailing a steer. He is holding the end of a lasso with the other end around the steer's head. There are other cowboys watching on the far right of the photograph. Text in the top left corner reads [12-"Tom N. Wills of Arizona, a Great Roaper." The back of the postcard reads [POST CARD.] across the top in green text. Green text on the left edge reads [PUB. BY T.P. & CO.NY.Y MADE IN GERMANY]. Handwritten text in the top right corner reads [$250]. The number [44] is written under it and is circled. Handwritten text in the bottom right corner reads [K11S234].
- Place made
- Germany, Europe
- Place depicted
- Arizona, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- chromolithographs
- picture postcards
- Topic
- American West
- Photography
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.35.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain