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Who Rode the Bronc to Breakfast?

The ''Doc'' Nelson Story - Part 1

"Bronc to Breakfast" is one of Charlie Russell's most famous paintings. The iconic scene of the life of cowboys of the old west, features a horse and rider bursting through the camps morning gathering. The painting depicts the bucking cayuse endeavoring to lose the rider as they crash through the fire and gathering of range riders having a quiet breakfast. In the process the fry pan and its contents empty into the fire, the lid is knocked off the Dutch oven, the water kettle is dumped and the coffee pot perilously swings over the fire. Not as well-known is the name of the rider on the bronc in...

 

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