Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hoping to encourage market interest in their herds, local ranchers organized the first Fort Worth stock show in 1896. Over the next century, the event steadily grew from an informal livestock exhibition to a 23-day extravaganza attracting a record 1.27 million visitors in 2023. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo also awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships every year.
In this segment of Fort Worth: The Unexpected City (1974), Fort Worth Stockyards owner Steve Murrin, businessman Charles Tandy, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bob Ray Sanders talk about how the rodeo embodies Fort Worth's "Cowtown" reputation.
Watch the full video at: tinyurl.com/24fxsvvt
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by Jane Schlansker.
#fortworth #fwssr #rodeo
Hoping to encourage market interest in their herds, local ranchers organized the first Fort Worth stock show in 1896. Over the next century, the event steadily grew from an informal livestock exhibition to a 23-day extravaganza attracting a record 1.27 million visitors in 2023. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo also awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships every year.
In this segment of Fort Worth: The Unexpected City (1974), Fort Worth Stockyards owner Steve Murrin, businessman Charles Tandy, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bob Ray Sanders talk about how the rodeo embodies Fort Worth's "Cowtown" reputation.
Watch the full video at: tinyurl.com/24fxsvvt
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by Jane Schlansker.
#fortworth #fwssr #rodeo
