Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947) Strap on your spurs and gallop down memory lane with this stirring tribute to the great American cowboy. Early 20th-century photojournalist Erwin E. Smith spent his untamed youth laboring on various ranches in North Texas, huddled around campfires and rodeo arenas, witnessing bronco-busting, cattle-rustling, and range-cooking firsthand. He lived the unglamorous existence of a ranch hand, and used his steady lens to document a way of life fading into the sunset. From branding to butchering, the manual labor required of a cowboy was difficult and often brutal, and work was sometimes hard to come by. This poignant look at the how the West was won inspires respect for a hard day's work. (in Photographers)
