[Postcard of "Melrose and the $10,000 Saddle"]

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Postcard featuring Melrose Myres posing behind the $10,000 saddle made by Sam Myres of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company for the 101 Ranch. Text below the photo describes the saddle; the lower-right corner of the postcard including some text is missing. The name D. W. Voorhies is written on the back, as well as "S.D. Myers Shop."

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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S. D. Myres Saddle Company Creation Date: Unknown.

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Located in the historic Ragland House in Sweetwater, the Pioneer City County Museum preserves the history of Nolan County and strives to educate the community.

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Postcard featuring Melrose Myres posing behind the $10,000 saddle made by Sam Myres of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company for the 101 Ranch. Text below the photo describes the saddle; the lower-right corner of the postcard including some text is missing. The name D. W. Voorhies is written on the back, as well as "S.D. Myers Shop."

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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  • June 9, 2018, 10:55 a.m.

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  • Nov. 7, 2018, 2:50 p.m.

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S. D. Myres Saddle Company. [Postcard of "Melrose and the $10,000 Saddle"], postcard, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011547/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Pioneer City County Museum.

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