<p>Caption on image: Left Behind.  He's saving his little bull for the Round Up.  Round Up 1912.  W.S. Bowman Photo No. 254. 
 Filed in: Oregon--Cities--Pendleton</p>
<p>In bull riding or steer riding, a cowboy holds a flat braided rope to stay aboard the bull.  The rope is wrapped around the barrell of the bull's chest.  Rides are usually judged by the cowboy's ability to stay mounted on the animal.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Cowboys--Oregon--Pendleton; Cattle--Oregon--Pendleton; Horses--Oregon--Pendleton; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton; Postcards</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): Bull riding--Oregon--Pendleton; Pendleton Round-Up</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Walter_S._Bowman" class="extiw" title="w:en:Walter S. Bowman"><span title="American photographer (1865-1938)">Walter S. Bowman</span></a>
</bdi>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://content.lib.washington.edu/alaskawcanadaweb/index.html">Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection</a>