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Will Rogers: Removing the Sting

with Jim Barber

Political bickering got you down? Let Will Rogers soothe your soul. The good-humored cowboy is best remembered for his movies, but he was also a prolific political commentator who managed to cross divides with his comedic wit.


 

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James Barber | Photo by Mark Gulezian

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Will Rogers as a Military School Cadet / Frank Truby / c. 1897, Gelatin silver print / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

man dressed as a cowboy with a lasso

Will Rogers the "Champion Lassoer" / White Studio (active 1903 - 1936) / c. 1916, Photo reproduction / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

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Rogers at the Mike of Radio KHJ in Hollywood / c. 1930, Photograph / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

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Rogers's Humor Miscues at Dinner in Texas / Wilfred Dudley Smithers / Oct. 30, 1926 (printed 1956) / W. D. Smithers Papers and Photography Collection, purchase Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

 

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Rogers Typing an Article for His Daily Newspaper Column / Not dated, photo reproduction / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

several children standing on a dock near a plane as a man signs autographs

Will Rogers and Wiley Post on Alaska Trip / Unidentified Artist, 1935 / Photo reproduction / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

 

Rogers Roping the Cast of the Ziegfeld Follies

Rogers Roping the Cast of the Ziegfeld Follies / Unidentified Artist / Will Rogers Memorial Museum, OHS, Claremore, OK

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