A grouping of 21 stereoviews featuring horses and cowboys, ca. early 20th century. All on the same charcoal mount. These were all taken by Philip Brigandi (1873-1945), an Italian-born photographer that grew up in Egypt before immigrating to the United States. He first started taking photos in New York before moving out west and establishing his studio in Los Angeles. In addition to photography, Brigandi was a master fencer and opened a fencing studio in the garage of his California home. 

The photographs in this lot are as follows: 

1. View from C.B. Mitchell's Ranch. Ink inscription to mount verso. Ten cowboys pose in front of a white pickett fence. 

2. "A souvenir of our first photographic try together." Ink inscription to mount verso. SIGNED by Brigandi to mount verso from 27 March 1932. According to the modern ink inscription, Brigandi is standing all the way to the left. 

3.  A poker game in Jack Mitchell's bar. Ink inscription to mount verso. Eleven men are engaged in a poker game while smoking cigarettes. 

4. Sam Mitchell, musician, on left (no relation), C.B. Mitchell on right. Ink inscription to mount verso. The man identified as Sam Mitchell holds a guitar and wears a harmonica holder. 

5. No identifying inscriptions to mount verso. A scrum of cowboys ride horses and raise their hats while hollering. 

6. No identifying inscriptions to mount verso. A trail of cowboys move forward along a rocky riverbank. 

7. Jack Mitchell rounding stake. Ink inscription to mount verso. A man takes a sharp turn around a stake on horseback. 

8. Sam Kramer(?) with one of Jack Mitchell's teams, at rodeo. Ink inscription to mount verso. A small group of people ride in an open horse-drawn carriage. 

9. Henry Johnson on Del Rey, Dwight Murphy's palomino Horse racer, Hope Ranch, Mar. 27, 1932. Ink inscription to mount verso. A man sits atop a palomino horse with a wavy white mane. 

10. Henry Johnson on Del Rey, Dwight Murphy's palomino Horse racer, Hope Ranch, Mar. 27, 1932. Ink inscription to mount verso. The same man and horse from the previous image are seen from slightly further away. 

11. Henry Johnson on Del Rey, Dwight Murphy's palomino Horse racer, Hope Ranch, Mar. 27, 1932. Ink inscription to mount verso. The same man and horse from the two previous images are turned slightly toward the camera. 

12. Riding the Calf at rodeo. Ink inscription to mount verso. A boy rides a calf, and the camera manages to catch the ride in action. 

13. No identifying inscriptions to mount verso. A man on horseback pulls a lassoed calf toward him. 

14. C.B. Mitchell after his calf. Ink inscription to mount verso. A man on horseback races after a calf. 

15. Stake racing at rodeo. A horse takes a sharp turn around a stake as directed by his rider. 

16. Polo at rodeo — Sam Kramer in foreground. Ink inscription to mount verso. The man in the foreground — allegedly named Sam Kramer — swings a polo mallet, with another man on horseback in the background. 

17. Elmer [illeg.] at rodeo. Ink inscription to mount verso. A man named Elmer trots along under a shady tree with a large crowd behind him. 

18. H.L. "Low" Stitchcock(?) on horse — Jack Petras on ground. Ink inscription to mount verso. Two men shake hands — one while on a horse and one while standing on the ground. 

19. C.B. Mitchell's (Jack's brother) Ranch House. C.B. in cowboy costume in foreground. Ink inscription to mount verso. Seven men stand and sit off to the left of the porch, while C.B. Mitchell poses in his cowboy costume next to another man in front of the house. 

20. No identifying inscriptions to mount verso. A train of men on horseback trot on a dirt road, with two straggling horses traversing the grass. 

21. Potato racing at rodeo. Ink inscription to mount verso. An action shot of a potato race at a rodeo, where men on horseback attempt to stake as many potatoes that are on the ground in a certain amount of time. 

Since several of these images include inscriptions identifying the people captured, this lot would provide an excellent research opportunity for any fan of western photography. 

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards] [Western Americana, Western History, Western Expansion, Wild West]

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