Good news for horse friends who live near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Legal Tender in Lamy now has a 12 foot long hitching post next to the restaurant and museum thanks to Philip Heard and some of his friends. Thank you!
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Santa Fe, New Mexico has an outstanding history museum and this summer they are featuring special exhibits about the women of the west. “Imagine the story of the American West and you’re likely to see gunfighters, Indian wars and cattle barons. Where were the women? Everywhere, it turns out. This…
By Steve Harvey, Special to the Los Angeles Times. The Hitching Post Theater chain drew herds of kids, usually in costume, to its movies in the 1940s. Some even sneaked their cap pistols in and didn’t hesitate to fire them off during chase scenes or gunfights. With its daily menu…
Back in November I wrote that the Roy Rogers Museum was closing. From the High Noon website: The definitive and final sale of the important and iconic property from the museum will be sold this July. This sale will include Edward H Bohlin silver parade saddles, Roy’s autographed sports memorabilia,…
(NOTE: in 2014 I received a note from David Hakim letting me know that the above picture is actually Samuel Franklin Cody, not Buffalo Bill. He encouraged the public to confuse him with Buffalo Bill) From Wikipedia: “William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was…