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portraits

Rodeo Ben and Skeets Yaney in a Western shop

Rodeo Ben stands at right; Skeets Yaney wears a patterned performance outfit among saddles, boots and clothes.

Source record ↗ · CMH-RB

portraits

Nathan Turk at his Van Nuys shop

Turk sits behind a saddle before a rack of Western shirts; another shirt hangs at right.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NT

portraits

Nudie Cohn and Gram Parsons at Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors

Nudie sits among garment racks while Gram Parsons wears an embroidered white suit.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NC

portraits

Fay Ward in a Fay Ward shirt

Ward wears a snap-front Western shirt with a floral-embroidered yoke.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FWMR

portraits

Manuel Cuevas in his studio

Cuevas wears an embroidered Western shirt among garments, boots and studio tools.

Source record ↗ · CMH-MAN

garments

Rose Maddox costume

A stage costume made for Rose Maddox, presented in the museum’s Turk collection.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NT

garments

Viola Grae-labelled shirt · auction view

The garment carries a Viola Grae label; this view comes from an auction presentation.

Source record ↗ · AUG-2008

garments

Kay Arnold ensemble

A Fay Ward ensemble associated with performer Kay Arnold in the museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FWMR

labels

N. Turk label

A maker’s label seen inside a surviving garment.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NT

labels

Ben the Rodeo Tailor label

The shop label as photographed in the museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-RB

documents

N. Turk advertisement · 1964

A printed 1964 trade advertisement for the Turk business.

Source record ↗ · BB-1964-11-NT

documents

Cowgirl · Life, April 1940

The 1940 magazine feature credits the illustrated clothing to Riley.

Source record ↗ · LIFE-MR-1940

documents

Van Nuys directory · 1945–46

The 1945–46 directory lists Turk at 13711 Ventura Boulevard.

Source record ↗ · LAPL-VN-1945-46-NT

documents

The right-hand advertising column of Billboard's 8 April 1939 The Corral page: Stockman-Farmer Co. above, Ben the Rodeo Tailor in the middle, and saddle advertising below.

Source record ↗ · WR-1939-04

garments

Jerry & Sky in Rodeo Ben clothing, in the Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-RB

garments

Back view of the Hawkshaw Hawkins bolero attributed to Rodeo Ben in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-RB

garments

Skeets Yaney suit attributed to Rodeo Ben in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-RB

documents

The March 1952 Billboard report on the Philadelphia workshop fire.

Source record ↗ · BB-1952-03-RB

garments

Autry collection view: Rodeo Ben shirt worn by Gene Autry, object 91.221.384, front.

Source record ↗ · AUT-RB-91.221.384

garments

Autry collection view: Rodeo Ben shirt worn by Gene Autry, object 91.221.384, back.

Source record ↗ · AUT-RB-91.221.384

garments

Upper-back detail of the 1930s Rodeo Ben shirt worn by Gene Autry, Autry object 91.221.560.

Source record ↗ · AUT-RB-91.221.560

documents

Billboard, 31 March 1945, printed p. 53, including Rodeo Ben’s display advertisement.

Source record ↗ · WR-1945

garments

Christie’s 2010 lot-126 photograph of an auction-presented blue-yoked, embroidered Rodeo Ben ensemble with striped trousers and scarf.

Source record ↗ · CHRISTIES-RB-2010

garments

Turk shirt worn by Philip K. Wrigley, in the Chicago History Museum.

Source record ↗ · CHM-TURK

garments

Don Rich’s Nathan Turk suit, presented by the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NT

labels

N. Turk label in Chicago History Museum shirt 1979.180.23: 13715 Ventura Boulevard, Van Nuys.

Source record ↗ · CHM-TURK

labels

N. Turk / English Western Apparel label in Augusta Auctions’ lot 700 photograph, showing Sherman Oaks, California.

Source record ↗ · AUG-2008

garments

Railroad imagery on a Hank Snow suit in the Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NC

documents

The Nudie's Rodeo Tailors storefront in the Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NC

labels

A Nudie's Rodeo Tailors label presented by the Hall of Fame.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NC

labels

Pre-bolero Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors label, in Christie’s 2010 Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum Collection lot photograph.

Source record ↗ · CHRISTIES-NC-2010-RR-84

documents

Cover of Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors Western Style Roundup, Autry object 97.148.14. The cover visibly prints Catalog No. 3 and 5015 Lankershim Boulevard.

Source record ↗ · AUT-NC-CAT-97.148.14

documents

Cover of Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors Western Style Roundup, Autry object 97.148.12. The cover visibly prints Catalog No. 4 and 5015 Lankershim Boulevard.

Source record ↗ · AUT-NC-CAT-97.148.12

garments

Cindy Walker ensemble, early 1950s; museum attribution.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Porter Wagoner suit, 1960s; courtesy of Debra Jean Loy in museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Emmylou Harris outfit; museum reports purchase in early 1970s.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Johnny Cash’s 1976 Bicentennial suit, Old State House Museum collection 1986.047.06.

Source record ↗ · OSH-NC-CASH-1976

garments

MoMu identifies this as a 1970s Nudie Cohn suit worn by Bobbejaan Schoepen, inventory B12/8A. Photography: Diego Franssens.

Source record ↗ · MOMU-B12-8A

garments

Front view of Nudie Cohn’s own circa-1970 suit, Autry object 87.169.4. Photograph by Susan Einstein.

Source record ↗ · AUT-OBJ

garments

Jacket back from Nudie Cohn’s own circa-1970 suit, Autry object 87.169.4. Photograph by Susan Einstein.

Source record ↗ · AUT-OBJ

garments

Black embroidered suit on display at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum; UNT identifies it as a Nudie Cohn suit for Ray Price. Photograph by Randy Mallory, 2015.

Source record ↗ · UNT-RP-2015

labels

Close view of the Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors label and red-piped bib on the Gene Autry shirt, Autry object 91.221.505.

Source record ↗ · AUT-NC-GA-91.221.505

labels

The Viola Grae / California label in an Augusta auction view.

Source record ↗ · AUG-2008

labels

'Embroidered by Viola Grae' worked into an auction-presented ensemble.

Source record ↗ · AUG-GRAE

labels

A separate Rex Bell's Walking Box Brand label on the same ensemble.

Source record ↗ · AUG-GRAE

garments

Seller-presented view of the black embroidered jacket carrying a Viola Grae / California label.

Source record ↗ · OTP-VG-2026

labels

Seller-presented close view of the Viola Grae / California label inside the black embroidered jacket.

Source record ↗ · OTP-VG-2026

documents

The following page of Life's Riley-credited ranch clothes.

Source record ↗ · LIFE-MR-1940

documents

A storefront image presented by Deserted Films with 'MARGE RILEY WESTERNS' signage.

Source record ↗ · DF-MR-1964

documents

Opening page of Life’s April 1940 Cowgirl feature.

Source record ↗ · LIFE-MR-1940

documents

1964 Palm Springs directory listing for Marge Riley Western Riding Clothes at 227 South Palm Canyon Drive.

Source record ↗ · PS-1964

documents

True West’s 2007 auction report on a shirt it describes as Roy Rogers’s first fringe shirt.

Source record ↗ · TW-MR-2007

documents

Steer-roping results in the El Paso Morning Times, 8 March 1917: George Weir first, Fay Ward second and Tex McLeod third.

Source record ↗ · EPMT-1917-FW

documents

The Las Vegas Cowboys Reunion and Rio Grande Contest column from Billboard, 24 March 1917, including Fay Ward's named participation and the printed Fay Ward Special contest-tree reference.

Source record ↗ · BB-1917-03-FW

documents

The 24 March 1917 Billboard page reporting the El Paso reunion and contest results.

Source record ↗ · BB-1917-03-FW

documents

Fort Worth Rodeo bronc-riding results in Billboard, 6 April 1918, naming Fay E. Ward.

Source record ↗ · BB-1918-FW

documents

Seller-presented photograph of a copy represented as the 1958 edition of Fay E. Ward’s The Cowboy at Work.

Source record ↗ · EBAY-FW-1958

documents

Cover of the 1987 University of Oklahoma Press edition of Fay E. Ward’s The Cowboy at Work.

Source record ↗ · UOP-FW-1987

labels

The Fay Ward label shown with the Kay Arnold ensemble.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FWMR

garments

A Fay Ward-labelled garment presented in an Augusta auction.

Source record ↗ · AUG-2008

garments

Blue Fay Ward Co. two-piece outfit: floral yokes, white fringe and broad trousers.

Source record ↗ · 1D-FW-2015

labels

Fay Ward Co. label inside the dealer-presented blue outfit.

Source record ↗ · 1D-FW-2015

documents

Fay Ward Company catalogue page shown in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition: six illustrated shirt designs, with printed prices.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FWMR

documents

Fay Ward Company catalogue introduction, headed “The Best in Western Garb,” shown in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibition.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FWMR

garments

Front of Manuel's duster for George Clinton, Smithsonian object 2011.83.4.

Source record ↗ · NMAAHC-MAN-2011.83.4

garments

Back of the George Clinton duster, showing its scroll decoration.

Source record ↗ · NMAAHC-MAN-2011.83.4

labels

Interior label of the George Clinton duster.

Source record ↗ · NMAAHC-MAN-2011.83.4

garments

Auction-presented framed needlepoint; its lower margin visibly reads “Rose Clements / 1989.”

Source record ↗ · ICL-RC-2016

garments

Close view of the needlepoint’s figure and feathered headdress, as photographed for the auction presentation.

Source record ↗ · ICL-RC-2016

labels

Close view of the lower-margin “Rose Clements / 1989” inscription in the auction presentation.

Source record ↗ · ICL-RC-2016

garments

Front view of a black-and-cream embroidered shirt carrying the Sam A. Formann Co. / Buffalo, N.Y. label.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

garments

Front and collar view of the Sam A. Formann Co. shirt, showing collar embroidery and the label in place.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

labels

Sam A. Formann Co. / Buffalo, N.Y. woven label inside the photographed shirt.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

garments

Close view of the cream yoke, rose embroidery, double piping and arrow-tipped pocket of the Sam A. Formann Co. shirt.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

garments

Back view of the Sam A. Formann Co. shirt, with rose embroidery across the cream yoke.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

garments

Close view of the Sam A. Formann Co. shirt’s embroidered back yoke and sleeve.

Source record ↗ · WWH-SF-2026

labels

Seller-presented label photograph on an Etsy listing for a second Sam A. Formann Co. / Buffalo, N.Y. Western shirt.

Source record ↗ · ETSY-FORMANN-2026

garments

Auction-presented front view of the black-and-cream floral Western blouse offered as Augusta Auctions lot 701, October 2008.

Source record ↗ · AUG-FORMANN-2008

labels

Auction-presented close view of the Formann label in Augusta Auctions lot 701, October 2008.

Source record ↗ · AUG-FORMANN-2008

garments

Detail of Cindy Walker ensemble

Detail of Cindy Walker ensemble; museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Detail of Porter Wagoner suit

Detail of Porter Wagoner suit; courtesy of Debra Jean Loy in museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Detail of Emmylou Harris outfit

Detail of Emmylou Harris outfit; museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Additional detail of Emmylou Harris outfit

Additional detail of Emmylou Harris outfit; museum presentation.

Source record ↗ · CMH-NCB

garments

Chris Ethridge’s rose-embroidered jacket, pictured in the museum’s 2023 reunion announcement.

Source record ↗ · CMH-FBB-2023