Florida Memory • Advertisement for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. circa 1956

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Advertisement for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. circa 1956

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Description

Image of a cowboy extending a hand with "Welcome Pardner" above his head and the dates of the SIlver Spurs Rodeo under him.

Date

1956 (circa)

Contributors

Kenton, "Buster" (E. L.), 1920-1991

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The cowboy is "Cowboy Jake", a character created in 1948 by Kenton, "Buster" (E. L.), 1920-1991

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Advertisement for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. circa 1956

Subject

Rodeos

Description

Image of a cowboy extending a hand with "Welcome Pardner" above his head and the dates of the SIlver Spurs Rodeo under him.

Source

State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Date

1956 (circa)

Contributor

Kenton, "Buster" (E. L.), 1920-1991

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eng-US

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text

Identifier

sle_osceola_12

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Kissimmee (Fla.)

Osceola County (Fla.)

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Tourism and Promotion

Subject - Corporate

Silver Spurs Rodeo (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Cowboy Jake (Fictitious character)

General Note

The cowboy is "Cowboy Jake", a character created in 1948 by Kenton, "Buster" (E. L.), 1920-1991

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Advertisement for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. circa 1956. 1956 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351195>, accessed 17 July 2025.

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Advertisement for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. circa 1956. 1956 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351195>

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