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Framed Cowboy Print ''Cowboy at the Watering Hole''

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Framed Cowboy Print ''Cowboy at the Watering Hole''
Framed Cowboy Print ''Cowboy at the Watering Hole'' photographed by Charles J. Belden, visual measures 7.5'' x .9.5'', overall framed measurement of 12.25'' x 10.25'', FYI: ''This image was featured on the cover of a book entitled ''The American Cowboy.'' Charles Josiah Belden (November 26, 1887 - February 1, 1966) was a photographer and rancher famous for his visceral photographs of the area around Meeteetse, Wyoming. Belden was born into a wealthy California family. His grandfather, Josiah Belden, was an early California pioneer who made millions in San Francisco real estate. Belden went to work as a cowboy on the Phelps (Pitchfork) Ranch in Wyoming. Airplanes became a fascination for Belden. In the late 1920s, Charles became involved in raising antelope and sending them by airplane to zoos around the world, including some to Germany in the Hindenburg. He helped to pioneer the process of planting fish from the air and filmed the experience for future reference. In addition, he helped the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission conduct a census of wildlife herd populations using aerial photographs. Estate taxes, mismanagement, and an agricultural depression that began in 1921 took their toll on the Pitchfork and the ranch fell into decline. To meet expenses, in the 1930's the family turned their home into a dude ranch, but this response did not stop the financial drain. Charles Belden died February 1, 1966 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in St. Petersburg, Florida.''