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[Calgary Stampede]
Album Showing the Inaugural Canadian Rodeo Event, 1912
Photo album; silver prints (14)
Each 3 1/4 x 5 inches
Captioned in the negatives.
Captioned in the negatives.
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This handsome, tidy album showcases the first Calgary stampede which took place in the city in 1912. Present are shots of the Stampede’s riders parading through the streets of the...
This handsome, tidy album showcases the first Calgary stampede which took place in the city in 1912. Present are shots of the Stampede’s riders parading through the streets of the city, including many First Nations participants, portraits of champion riders Tex McCleod and Elberta McMullen, and a view of Calgary City Hall illuminated at night.
The Stampede was organized by Guy Weadick, an American promoter and trick roper who wished to create an event that depicted the Wild West with more accuracy and authenticity than the traveling shows of the time. Weadick arranged for 200 head of Mexican steers, 200 bucking steers, and wild horses to be brought in from the ranches around Calgary. In order to entice top quality competitors, $20,000 in championship money and world championship titles were offered. The prize money was about four times the closest competition, causing riders from across North America to arrive in the 1912 Stampede. The show moved to Winnipeg in 1913, New York in 1916, and finally back to Calgary for the fourth Stampede in 1919.
The Stampede was organized by Guy Weadick, an American promoter and trick roper who wished to create an event that depicted the Wild West with more accuracy and authenticity than the traveling shows of the time. Weadick arranged for 200 head of Mexican steers, 200 bucking steers, and wild horses to be brought in from the ranches around Calgary. In order to entice top quality competitors, $20,000 in championship money and world championship titles were offered. The prize money was about four times the closest competition, causing riders from across North America to arrive in the 1912 Stampede. The show moved to Winnipeg in 1913, New York in 1916, and finally back to Calgary for the fourth Stampede in 1919.