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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 17, 1956 reads, "Jose 'El Coyote' De La Torre, the Roy Rogers of Mexico, cowboy, rope artist and daredevil on horseback, practices rope tricks on his Northridge ranch, where he has settled after years of travel around globe. He has been a professional 'charro,' cowboy, since age of 13."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Cowboys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Trick roping--California--Los Angeles Horses--California--Los Angeles Ranches--California--Northridge (Los Angeles) Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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