Description: Cowboys during an evening of poker in a line shack, photographed by Joe Munroe in 1963. Cowboys would be out on the prairies for extended periods of time during the cattle roundup season. At night they would get together in little houses like this one on the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F07_003
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Ranch hands had early mornings and long nights. The cowboys photographed here by Joe Munroe in 1963 are eating breakfast by the fire, near the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona. This massive 900,000-acre ranch stretched for miles from Route 66 to the southern edge of the lower Grand Canyon. The area was sparse and only allowed an average grazing space of one cow per acre. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F07_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Photo negative taken by Joe Munroe of a cowboy napping during a 1957 cattle roundup near Placerville, California. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_005
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: Placerville (California)
 

Description: Even as the world moves forward, the role of the cowboy is a reminder that some things stay the same. In this 1957 photograph by Joe Munroe, a cowboy is herding some of the strays toward nearby corrals. During the past few months the cattle had wandered far and strays were common. Cattle roundups could often take two weeks or more. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B28_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives
Places: California
 

Description: To help protect their investment, ranchers would sometimes put their cattle through what are known as "dips." These troughs were essentially chemical baths done during a cattle roundup to help ward off insects and diseases. Photographer Joe Munroe photographed these two steers at the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona, in 1963. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B31_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives; Cows
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Cowboy roping a horse from the remuda to ride for the day's workload on the 3V Ranch near Seligman, Arizona, taken by Joe Munroe, 1965. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B17_F01_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Cowboys; Cattle drives; Horses
Places: Seligman (Arizona)
 

Description: Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2787_005
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Circus; Contests; Cowboys; Darke County (Ohio); Entertainers; Hunting; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Ohio History; Ohio Women; Shooters of firearms; Women--Ohio