Bernalillo County Sheriff's Posse
DateJune 1955
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 7/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.4 × 23.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Joe Craig
Object numberPA2022.026.003
DescriptionBernalillo County Posse pose for a group photograph in a dirt, fenced area before a trail ride from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. Eleven men pose with ten horses. Nine of the men are sitting on the horses in a line, while two men are holding a paper in front of the line and standing beside a white horse. The men are wearing black button up shirts with a metal star on the left side of their chests and a patch on the left outer shoulder. They are all wearing white cowboy hats and white scarfs tied around their necks. Along the side of their white pants is the word "Albuqerque" in a dark color. The horses are adorned with a white label on the chest stating Bernalillo Sheriff's Posse. The people in this photo from left to right: T.J Williams, J.T Grant, H.H Hooten, Drew Denton, L. Wright, H. Smith, Bill Bell, B. Harper, and Ken Groves. In the front is Boyd Craig and Governor John Simms.On View
Not on viewCollections
June 1955
New Mexico State Fair
1951
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