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Also Known As cowpuncher

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cowboys in Kansas, 1890s
Black cowboys
Sixteen simple, black line cattle brand symbols are arranged in a grid, each labeled with names such as pig pen, pitchfork, lazy nine, running F, flying U, rocking H, box T, O-in-a-hole, T-down-bar, seven up, two-pole-pumpkin, barbecue, W lazy five, circle diamond, spade, and turkey track.
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Bareback rider trying to ride bucking horse
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