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Roy Rogers and the Ghost of Mystery Rancho

Object Details

Description (Brief)
ROY ROGERS AND THE GHOST OF MYSTERY RANCHO. By Walter A. Thomkins; illustrated by Andrew Bensen (Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1950), 250 pgs. Image of Roy Rogers with gun drawn in foreground and in background of a skeleton riding a horse.
Roy Rogers (1911-1998), an icon of American pop culture, starred in more than 100 westerns, 1935-1998, and with his wife, Dale Evans, in the popular broadcast series, The Roy Rogers Show (on radio, 1944-1955, and on television, 1951-1964).
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
author
Thomkins, Walter A.
illustrator
Bensen, Andrew
maker
Whitman Publishing, LLC
Date made
1950
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 5 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 20.32 cm x 14.2875 cm x 2.95148 cm
Object Name
Book
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