Take a look: Rodeo Cowgirl

Take a look, and answer these questions:

When do you think this photo was taken? Why do you think that?

What do you think the mood of this photo is?

Why do you think the photographer took it?  What did he want to show?

Does this photo seem real?  Do you think it really happened?

Describe the ‘American West’ in your own words.  How does this photo compare?

Vintage El Paso, Luis Marden. National Geographic.

A rodeo cowgirl hitches her pony at an El Paso parking meter in this picture from the October 1939 photo feature

“Riatas and Romance on the Rio Grande.”

“El Paso, Texas.”  Luis Marden. Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs.  National Geographic Photography. 23 Dec 2012. Web. 28 Jul 2013.

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