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An exhibitor hauls an armload of hay to his stock in the cattle barn at the National Western Stock Show in the Denver Coliseum, on January 24, 1971.

Montana cowboy and his deer leg pipe at the National Western Stock Show on January 5, 1986.

A bull at the National Western Stock Show on January 5, 1977.

Richard Peterson, of Livingston, Mont. takes a break in the sun and sketches buildings on the show grounds, on January 9,1981.

Gerardo Diaz, 26, out of San Antonio, Texas performs his intricate tricks with a lariat between rodeo events at the National Western Stock Show on January 18, 1987.

Inflation at a 100 percent clip hit patrons at the National Western Stock Show in January. The law of diminishing returns apparently hit the two entrepreneurs, to judge from the empty chairs, as recorded by Ernie Leyba, who recalled that the 1974 price was 75 cents.

John H. Hoover, of Lakewood, demonstrates his "nice touch" with horses as he works on Ann in the stable area of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, on January 22, 1979. He was at the rodeo Sunday shoeing horses of friends who were competing. Hoover practices his trade as a farrier from the back of a pickup as he drives from job to job. A typical shoeing job takes an hour, he said.

Leo Camarillo in the cattle roping competition at The National Western Stock Show, on January 16, 1974.

Brian Claypool, of Saskatoon, Canada, hangs onto a bareback bronco on Friday Night. Claypool scored a 73 aboard the horse Moonshine, at a rodeo being held at the National Western Stock Show January 11, 1974.

Jerry Olson of Sturgis, S.D. and a trained Buffalo on January 10th, 1969.

Three Swiss girls who work for the American Simmental Association pull a 2,500-pound Simmental bull into the display pens at the National Western Stock Show Thursday January 14, 1971. Simmentals, a fairly new breed of beef cattle in America, are common in Switzerland and France. The girls, from left, are Boni Schmitt, Paula Muniak and Cherie Fladro. At far left is Don Vaniman, executive secretary of the association.

Cowboy Bill Patterson, of Burley, Idaho, and his saddle bronc, "Separator," are separated Sunday afternoon during National Western Stock Show Rodeo, on January 15, 1973. Butch Bray, of Central Point, Ore., won the afternoon competition with 74 points for riding his mount, "Roly Poly," for the required 10 seconds.

Sandy O'Day, 17, of Little Falls, Minn., takes a break atop an obviously gentle critter on display at the National Western Stock Show on January 14, 1975 Monday afternoon. The animal is a South Devon, a light red breed of cattle which originated in western England and is used for the production of milk and beef.

National Western Stock Show January 14, 1976.

Tom Bargen, employee of Paul Ridder Herefords in Callaway, Neb., sprays coat preparation on a Hereford Bull January 9, 1975. He is preparing the animal for competition in the National Western Stock Show.

Mrs. Carol Thieman, formerly of Denver and now living in Concordia, Mo. trims the hair on her steer January 18, 1977 at the National Western Stock Show.

National Western Stock Show January 11, 1979.

Team ropers close in on a steer in the Denver Coliseum during the running of rodeo "slack" for the 72nd National Western Stock Show Rodeo, on January 12, 1979.

The "Big Red" team of the Lakewood Westernaires is executing one of its most difficult and beautiful routines named the "Firelight Act," at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on January 12, 1969.

National Western Stock Show on January 12, 1972.

Introducing LCR Sir Sam, 126th Grand Champion Charolais Bull at National Western Stock Show on January 17, 1969. Left to right are Buford Cloyd, show manager for Litton Charolais Ranch, Inc., Chillicothe, Mo.; Miss Rodeo Colorado Kathy Flinn of Fort Collins, holding silver serving set award, and the National Charolais Queen, Pam Palmer of Stover, Mo. The bull is owned by Gran-Del Farms, Crestwood Ky., which bought him last October from Litton.

This small group was on hand at about 1 p.m. on Sunday to buy over-the-counter tickets for the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, on December 5, 1976. The main box office north of the Denver Coliseum at E. 46th Ave. and Lafayette St. will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. It will be closed only on Sundays through Jan. 2, and on Christmas and New Year's Days. Tickets also are being sold at Denver Dry Goods Co. stores in Colorado. Prices are $3 to $4.50, plus grounds admission of $2 for adults, 50c for children.

The Parking Lots were full Monday afternoon and attendance records continued to fall in the Fourth Day of the 1973 National Western stock show in Denver, on January 16, 1973. The photograph, taken from a helicopter, was at the start of the afternoon's rodeo performance. Attendance at all sessions Monday was 26,760.