Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Thomas Temple and an unknown man on horseback, ca. 1920. Temple is mounted on a dark-colored horse at the left and faces the camera. He wears a sombrero, cape, and charro outfit which has elaborate stitching on the jacket sleeves and front pockets, as well as down the pants' legs. There are also designs around the sombrero's brim. The man is mounted on a white horse at the right and faces to the left. He also wears a charro suit but with a straw sombrero. The outfit is velvet with elaborate stitching at the front of the jacket, the wrists, and down the pants' legs. Both horses are fully equiped with leather gear. The ground is covred with hay and at the back of the right is another white horse and a parked automobile. Behind this is part of a wooden structure with a pitched roof. At the top right of the building is the word, "NORTH." At the left is another vehicle, a man on a cart, and a long building behind which is the top of a tree. Stamped at the center of the back is, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom right corner is the number, "2." The photograph was housed in Agnes Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. The image has heavy stains along the top but is otherwise in fair condition.
Number-Units: 1
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