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Show Fig. 40 (facing page) Employees of Newton Bros. Saddle Co. Vernal. Photograph. Ca. 1939. Collection of Dwain Soderquist, Vernal. Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Soderquist met at the saddle company and presently operate the small shop. Fig. 41 (upper left) Cowboy's hackamore bit. Carey, Idaho. Richard Quincy. Leather, silver, copper, rawhide, iron. 1892. Private collection (artist's rendering by Cecil A. Smith for the Index of American Design). Fig. 42 (upper right) Bridle. Vernal. J. Ferron Hacking. Rawhide, horsehair, metal. 1968. L: 360 cm. Diam: 30 cm. (browband). Collection of Laura Hacking Chew, Vernal. Ferron Hacking learned knot-tying from an old cowhand named Charlie Hoel at a ranch near his home at Browns Park in 1936. Charlie Hoel learned many of his knots on a cattle drive which took him on a boat trip from Louisiana to Argentina; he swapped knots with the sailors on board. Fig. 43 Neon sign. St. George. 1950s. El Paso Motel, St. George. 33 |