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Let'er Buck: Photographs from the 2008 Pendleton Roundup

Each September thousands of rodeo fans descend on the small city of Pendleton, Oregon for the Roundup. Since 1910, the roundup has served as "a frontier exhibition of picturesque pastimes, Indian and military spectacles, cowboy racing and bronco busting for the championship of the Northwest." The rodeo itself is the main draw, but there is much more to see. Native Americans from the Confederated Tribes of the nearby Umatilla Indian Reservation live on the grounds in teepees in a tribal village. There are pow-wows, dancing, beauty contests, and parades. As interesting as the actual rodeo is, I found the contestants, the tribal members, and the crowds to be particularly attractive. This is a small selection of images from my day in Pendleton.
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Nervous laughter before the rodeo.
Nervous laughter before the rodeo.		 Cowboy getting ready to ride into the ring.
Cowboy getting ready to ride into the ring.		 Kiss Rocks 2008 --checking out the livestock.
"Kiss Rocks 2008" --checking out the livestock.		 Rider with American flag before the National Anthem.
Rider with American flag before the National Anthem.
First Aid station at the Roundup.
First Aid station at the Roundup.		 Like father, like son during the National Anthem.
Like father, like son during the National Anthem.		 Ambulance on duty in case of injuries.
Ambulance on duty in case of injuries.		 Galloping horse catching its hoof on the rail--luckily, no one was injured.
Galloping horse catching its hoof on the rail--luckily, no one was injured.
Bucking bronco.
Bucking bronco.		 Viewers watch the rodeo from the grandstand.
Viewers watch the rodeo from the grandstand.		 The infamous and very popular Let'er Buck room.
The infamous and very popular "Let'er Buck" room.		 Tribute to the American Cowboy.
Tribute to the American Cowboy.
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