The most fascinating part about this picture is how it conveys the rapid social evolution from the era of the old west to incredible technological advancement of the 20th century. You have to remember, this picture was taken only four years prior to World War I. By this time, automobiles were becoming more commonplace, the Wright brothers had made their historic flight at Kitty Hawk, and millions of homes were being outfitted with electricity due to the working populace having shifted to urban housing during the industrial revolution. And then you have this guy, the lone cowboy and his horse on the prairie, a living relic of a dying era.
![image showing One of the last cowboys of the dying old west chilling in Bonham, Texas in 1910 [Colorized]](7998bb46-840d-54a9-95cd-3cbce39d6574.jpg)
TooShiftyForYou on April 14th, 2017 at 13:34 UTC »
A real cowboy who looked after livestock, not a gunslinger.
captainhowdy27 on April 14th, 2017 at 13:37 UTC »
Man, I'm looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2.
SerPewPew on April 14th, 2017 at 16:15 UTC »
The most fascinating part about this picture is how it conveys the rapid social evolution from the era of the old west to incredible technological advancement of the 20th century. You have to remember, this picture was taken only four years prior to World War I. By this time, automobiles were becoming more commonplace, the Wright brothers had made their historic flight at Kitty Hawk, and millions of homes were being outfitted with electricity due to the working populace having shifted to urban housing during the industrial revolution. And then you have this guy, the lone cowboy and his horse on the prairie, a living relic of a dying era.