Cowboys' Christmas Ball - Anson, Texas
Creator: William Lawrence "Larry" Chittenden (1890)
Poem written in 1890 describing the Cowboys' Christmas Ball in Anson, Texas. For more information about the author, see this website on cowboy poetry. The Ball continues, following the original rules requiring women to wear skirts and men to check their hats and spurs. Chittenden's poem was set to music and included in John Lomax's Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads,published in 1910.
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940), General - Dance and Culture
Tags: Anson, Chittenden, cowboy, Cowboys' Christmas Ball, poem, Texas
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940), General - Dance and Culture
Tags: Anson, Chittenden, cowboy, Cowboys' Christmas Ball, poem, Texas
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Citation
William Lawrence "Larry" Chittenden, “Cowboys' Christmas Ball - Anson, Texas,” Square Dance History Project, accessed March 6, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1349.
Dublin Core
Title
Cowboys' Christmas Ball - Anson, Texas
Description
Poem written in 1890 describing the Cowboys' Christmas Ball in Anson, Texas. For more information about the author, see this website on cowboy poetry. The Ball continues, following the original rules requiring women to wear skirts and men to check their hats and spurs. Chittenden's poem was set to music and included in John Lomax's Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads,published in 1910.
Source
published in Ranch Dances (1893)
Date Created
1890