# @nationalcowboymuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTveZmdgQoL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/53836246-nationalcowboymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-20T18:01:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Cowboy Museum (@nationalcowboymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/nationalcowboymuseum

## Caption

The National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Nationalwestern) in Denver began in 1931, and the National Rodeo Hall of Fame and National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum have followed its roots and watched it flourish ever since. 

From a program from the first year, to its stories about legendary horses Midnight and Five Minutes to Midnight (both buried here on our property), we are proud to host a historic archive full of connections with the action in Denver, where members of The Cowboy team are visiting this week. 

Visit our website to dive deep into rodeo history, browse the National Rodeo Hall of Fame and even become a Rodeo Member. 

📷: Official Daily Program, Horse Show & Rodeo, National Western Horse Show and Rodeo, Denver, Colorado, January 17 to 24, 1931. Rodeo Programs and Ephemera Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
📷: National Western Horse Show & Rodeo souvenir program, Denver 1935. Rodeo Programs and Ephemera Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
📷: “Midnight”, Horse Show and Rodeo program, 1935. Rodeo Programs and Ephemera Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. page 18.
📷: “Five Minutes to Midnight”, Horse Show and Rodeo program, 1935. Rodeo Programs and Ephemera Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. page 19.
📷: Verne Elliott looks over the gravestones of 5 Minutes to Midnight & Midnight. Unknown photographer, ca. 1968, photographic print. David Justin Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 1993.024.179.
📷: “Denver Arena from the Press Box,” Jan. 19, 1956. Photo by DeVere Helfrich, 81.023.10856
📷: “National Rodeo Hall of Famer Casey Tibbs with his RCA All-Around-Saddle and Buckle,” Jan. 19, 1956. Photo by DeVere Helfrich, 81.023.10839.
📷: “Ben Johnson Award winner and PBR Ring of Honor recipient Carl Nafzger rides #022,” Jan. 17, 1965. Photo by DeVere Helfrich. 81.023.25964.
📷: “National Rodeo Hall of Famer Dean Oliver surrounded by his awards,” Jan. 21, 1965. Photo by Devere Helfrich. 81.023.26021-09

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