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Cowboys Who Made The West Wild

Created on Jan 26, 2016 by Daniel Pinna

Remember playing Cowboys and Indians?

In the 1700s, the term cowboy came from the Spanish word 'vaquero', which literally meant a boy who tended to cows. By the 1850s however, the term cowboy came to mean more what we think of: a blue jeans, hat, & spurs wearin’, horse ridin’, North American cattle handler.

How could we forget Cowboys after highlighting Native American photos? Check out these cowboy snapshots below.

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Ride ‘em cowboy

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The Clint Eastwood of his time: Western star Tom Mix circa 1919

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Blue jeans, boots, and spurs - real cowboy attire

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Western stores carry chaps, of course

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Okay these aren’t REAL cowboys, but who doesn’t think of these guys when you think of cowboys?

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Members of Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show, 1908

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1916 Cowboy

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Jeanie Cook
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shared on 06/26/2001

Posing for the camera

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A bunch of cow hands taking a break

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Photo of Beverly Roberts Beverly Roberts
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shared on 04/29/2012

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