RPPC Mexican Joe José Barrera WILD WEST SHOW STAR

RPPC Mexican Joe José Barrera WILD WEST SHOW STAR (image 1/1)
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RPPC Mexican Joe José Barrera WILD WEST SHOW STAR Selling postcards that came from a collection I bought in Oklahoma that were once owned by George Washington "Buck" Conner, who also spelled his last name Conner or Conners. This is an amazing RPPC image of Mexican Joe roping. Due to the contents of this collection, I suspect this is the 101 ranch show. José Barrera (1882 – 1949) became famous as Wild West showman, Mexican Joe.Barrera was reportedly born in Juarez , Mexico in 1882. In 1897, Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show was the first to hire Barrera as a performer. Only fifteen years old at the time, Barrera was already an expert equestrian and roper. Because of his accomplished use of the lariat from horseback, Wild West Shows billed him as the greatest trick roper in the world. He toured throughout the United States and Europe with Pawnee Bill , Buffalo Bill Cody , and the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Show. He and other performers executed the spectacular “Bailable a Caballo” in which riders and horses danced in pairs to the music of a twelve piece band.In 1905 José Barrera married Effie Cole. Effie became a star in her own right. Her specialties were hurdle jumping, piloting four horses in a chariot race, the High School Horse Act, and the Western Ballet. The couple had two children, one who died in infancy and a daughter, Mary. read more
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