Digital Collections

The Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center's digital collections primarily focus on the photographic collections of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, encompassing topics such as the history of rodeo and the diverse American West as well as western popular culture and art.

Primary resources are a reflection of their time and may be visually disturbing or have language that is harmful.

For research assistance and rights and reproductions requests, please contact askarchives@nationalcowboymuseum.org. To learn more about the Dickinson Research Center, visit us at https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/drc/.


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Bruce McCarroll Collection of the Bonnie & Frank McCarroll Rodeo Archives
Bruce McCarroll Collection of the Bonnie & Frank McCarroll Rodeo Archives
This collection features images of Frank and Bonnie McCarroll and their early rodeo contemporaries. Click here for more information about this collection.
Carl Link Postcards
Carl Link Postcards
This collection includes postcards collected by artist Carl Link.
Carolyn Sue Boze Collection
Carolyn Sue Boze Collection
This collection contains framed prints of charcoal drawings by Bettina Steinke (1913-2002).
Charles Schreyvogel Papers
Charles Schreyvogel Papers
Primary focuses of the collection are Schreyvogel's career, his artwork and his relationships with some of the most prominent men and women of his time, including William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Elizabeth B. Custer, Frederic Remington and Theodore Roosevelt. Collection photographs document Schreyvogel's family and art career. Click here for more information about this collection.
Charlotte D. Mansfield Collection
Charlotte D. Mansfield Collection
As a photographer at the opening day ceremonies at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Charlotte Mansfield captured the celebrations and activities in 1965. This collection contains photographs from that day.
Claudio Janni Collection
Claudio Janni Collection
The Claudio Janni Collection features the Sam Lucchese boot pattern book which is an exceptional work of art with pages of designs for boot covers and patterns. Accompanying the book are several photographs, advertising cards, two catalogs, and 35mm slides of boot designs. Click here for more information about this collection.
Cleo Banks Collection
Cleo Banks Collection
This collection contains an image of an unidentified Native American child.
De Yong Pool Hall Collection
De Yong Pool Hall Collection
This small collection contains materials related to Ada De Yong's pool hall in Choteau, Montana. Ada De Yong was the father of Western artist Joe De Yong.
DeVere Helfrich Rodeo Photographs
DeVere Helfrich Rodeo Photographs
The DeVere Helfrich Rodeo Photographs Collection contains photographs taken by John DeVere Helfrich between 1939-1967. A portion of these photographs are attributed to Helfrich's wife, Helen Reed Helfrich.
Don Bell Collection
Don Bell Collection
Rodeo contestant and enthusiast Don Bell collected these photographs and postcards throughout his life.
Don Nesbitt Collection
Don Nesbitt Collection
This collection features portrait proofs and scrapbook images of Donald Nesbitt who was a member of the first group of honorees inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1955.
Don Winn Gold Mining Stock Certificates Collection
Don Winn Gold Mining Stock Certificates Collection
The Don Winn Gold Mining Stock Certificates Collection contains stock certificates from gold and silver mining companies between 1878-1927.

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