 They called themselves girls!
They were daughters of the West, lovers of challenge, and mothers of women's competitive role in the modern sport of rodeo.
When doors closed on their rodeo dreams, they opened a new door of their own and rode right through it.
The Girls Rodeo Association was established in San Angelo, Texas, in 1948. Known today as the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, it is the oldest women's professional sports association in America.
One man, photojournalist James Cathey, championed the young GRA and helped ensure its success and long-lasting legacy.
Powder Puff and Spurs, written by Craig W. Cathey and Gordon Cathey, tells the inspiring story of the legendary giants of the early GRA. James Cathey's historical photographs take you into the rodeo arenas of the late 1940s and early 1950s, where these fascinating women made rodeo history.
Many of the GRA founders are now honored members of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. For his lifetime contribution to the sport, James Cathey was posthumously inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2018.
Forward by
Gail Hughbanks Woerner
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8x10 Hardcover
$35 Retail -- $32 if purchased through this website.
For more information contact us at info@jamescathey.com.
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More about the collection
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The entire James Cathey photo collection's copyrights are owned by James Cathey Heritage Collection, LLC, a Texas company which is operated by Cathey's sons, Gordon, Craig, and Tommy Cathey.
Plans for commercial development of and public access to the collection are under consideration. Portfolios of prints of select images and the publishing of books are in the plans. Public exhibits, especially those targeted to specific topics, such as GRA "All Girl" rodeos or early quarter horse champions, will be developed.
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The photographic negatives that were recently moved to the Dickinson Reasearch Center of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum are currently being given proper archival protection and cataloging by the center's professional archivists. As this work progresses, many of the images will be made available to the public for personal, non-commercial use by their being scanned and published on the research center's website. As this process develops and images are published for public access, notice will be given on this web page.
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please send an email request to either of the addresses below.
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James Cathey Heritage Collection, LLC
For information, please contact
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Gordon Cathey, 214-695-5178
g.cathey@jamescatheyheritage.com
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Craig W. Cathey, 214-930-2237
c.cathey@jamescatheyheritage.com
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