Information concerning Charles M. Russell's paintings entitled "Old Mexico", "Rattle Snakes Rattle but Cows Ring Their Tails", and "Stranglers". Typed.

[handwritten] Extra Name:Size:Description:Price: “Old Mexico” (Water Color)20” x 30”The Mexican Vaquero, or cowboy, was the first cowman in North America and the customs and trappings that he originated in handling cattle and horses is the founda- tion on which our awn cowboys have developed. $4,000.00 “Rattle Snakes Rattle but Cows Ring their Tails” (Water Color)20” x 30”These are northern cowboys and t his old cow is on the fight. She is letting them know she has no intention of allowing them to rope her calf if she can help it. It is sagebrush. flat country with the typical buttes rising up out of the prairie in the North. The drawing, as you can see is perfect in the picture . 4,000.00 “Stranglers” (Oil)30” x 48” (This scene is laid in the foothills on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. Time: Late afternoon.) This is real sport: A cowboy can rope any animal in the West and these riders have accidently run on to a grizzly bear . Just for the fun of it, one man has his rope on the bear' s hind foot. He has taken his dallies and his horse is holding the rope tight so the bear cannot get loose. The other rider has thrown his loop which is settling over the bear's head. He will take up the slack, take his dallies, turn his horse, tighten the rope and Mr. Bear will be strung out per- fectly helpless. A well borke[sic] horse, although scared to death of a bear, will do what its rider demands. 24,000.00

[Transcribed by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2011-11-14]

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