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Modern Texas cowboys. Lariat; from the Spanish "la riata", meaning "the rope", sometimes called a lasso, especially in the East, or simply, a "rope". This is a tightly twisted stiff rope, originally of rawhide or leather, now often of nylon, made with a small loop at one end called a "hondo".
The word cowboy did not begin to come into wider usage until the 1870s. The men who drove cattle for a living were usually called cowhands, drovers, or stockmen. [4] While cowhands were still respected in West Texas, [5] in Cochise County the outlaws' crimes and their notoriety grew such that during the 1880s it was an insult to call a legitimate cattleman a "cowboy."
Productions were also filmed on location at movie ranches. [43] Often, the vast landscape becomes more than a vivid backdrop; it becomes a character in the film. [42] After the early 1950s, various widescreen formats such as Cinemascope (1953) and VistaVision used the expanded width of the screen to display spectacular western landscapes.
Legendary cowboy and spur maker Billy Klapper had a cameo in season 5, episode 9 of 'Yellowstone,' and was also honored following his recent death.
In any case, our list of early Texas movie stars in last week's Think Texas column numbered a mere 15. This week, I could not squeeze in all the stars who broke into the industry after 1960.
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Carter High is a 2015 American sports film directed and written by Arthur Muhammad. The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title.
Entrance to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame at the Fort Worth Stockyards Simulated campfire scene in the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, is a western, historical museum in Fort Worth, Texas, United States that "honors those men and women who have shown excellence in the business and support of rodeo and the western lifestyle in Texas."