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Ranch life -- Caricatures and cartoons

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:

Item 085 “Ma, I know you jist spent $3 gittin yre hair fixed, but you don’t want me to git my $25 hat wet!” Framed

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

Item 086 “Jist think, if fences hadn’t been invented, we might be unemployed!”

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

Item 087 “Sir, it ain’t exactly our fault. It’s them taxes bein’ so high a feller hasta steal to pay ‘em!” Framed

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

Item 088 “Jake, you know that ranch fifty miles west of here you wanted to look at _ _ wul git to lookin’ this is it goin’ by!” Framed

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

Item 089 “Mr. Bookkeeper, I started out forty years ago workin’ fer $1 a day, now yore showin’ me my profit for the year and I’m still workin’ fer $1 a day!” [rancher with no hat] Framed

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

Item 090 “Mr. Bookkeeper, I started out forty years ago workin’ fer $1 a day, now yore showin’ me my profit for the year and I’m still workin’ fer $1 a day!” [rancher with hat] Framed

 Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956 - 1995

“It’s a ‘git well’ card from yore banker. It sez, git well or else!”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated

“Jake, come look thru these, my deer looks a lot bigger!”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated

Jerry Lackey (San Angelo Standard Times), Tumble Weed Smith (radio personality) Photographer: Enochs

 Item — Box 1
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1979, undated

John Erickson (author, Hank the Cowdog) and Ace Reid

 Item — Box 1
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1979, undated

Ladybird Johnson holding Cowpokes; Ace Reid holding A White House Diary, Keller’s Studio, Fredericksburg, TX

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1965-1968, undated

“Looks to me like that old boy is gonna hafta quit watching them late T.V. shows er get into some other kind of work!”, December 27, 1987

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: December 27, 1987

Loose Foam-mounted Photographs, 1979, undated

 Sub-Series
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1979, undated

“My gosh, Zeb, we’re tryin’ to get the cow out! We’re not tryin’ to see what all we can git in here with her!”, February 9, 1964

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: February 9, 1964

“Naw, I don’t git my exercise by joggin’.. I’m always juggin!”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated

“Naw they ain’t from some old folks’ home…they’re young folks from Ft. Worth that’s been huntin here fer a week!,” [possibly unpublished], November 23, 1967

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: November 23, 1967

“Nope, my client wuz not drinkin’ when he ran off that bridge, he wuz fixin’ a taco!”, January 21, 1990

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: January 21, 1990

“Now if I work fer $200 a month fer 5000 months, that’s a million dollars. Are you sure you have that much money?”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated

“Now it looks like that ole boy got elected by promisin’ to balance the budget and he’s seven payments behind to Sears and Roebuck!”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated

“Now look at that…time are good, grass is deep, but that no good son won’t leave; makes his Maw support him and nearly starves his baby brother to death!”

 Item — Box 2
Abstract From the Series: An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates: 1956-1990, undated