Roy Rogers Family Trust collection — THE TUMBLEWEED TRAIL PROJECT

From the Roy Rogers Family Trust collection

The Rocky Mountaineers with instruments, outdoors, 1931 — 1931 Rocky Mountaineers

The original Sons of the Pioneers in 1934. (They look like children!)

Sons of the Pioneers in suits in 1934

The Pioneer Trio, Sycamore Park c. 1935

The Pioneer trio outdoors in plaid shirts, 1935 — The Pioneer Trio, Sycamore Park c. 1935

Bob Nolan in a plaid shirt, hat in hand, 1935 — Bob Nolan, Sycamore Park c. 1935

Snapshot of Bob Nolan and woman identified as "Mari" — Bob and Mari (?) from Eagle Rock, Sycamore Park c. 1935

Snapshot of Len Slye, Dolores Gantz, and Elizabeth Capps, 1935 — Dolores Gantz, Leonard Slye and Elizabeth Halliburton Capps, Sycamore Park c. 1935

The Sons of the Pioneers with announcer c. 1935 — c. 1935

Sons of the Pioneers being served sandwiches at the Texas Centennial, 1936 — 1936 at the Texas Centennial

World's tallest man Robert Wadlow poses with a bass and the Sons of the Pioneers at the Texas Centennial — With Robert Wadlow at the Texas Centennial 1936

Donald Grayson "conducts' the Sons of the Pioneers outdoors by a fence — Donald Grayson conducting the Sons of the Pioneers.
Publicity still from Outlaws of the Prairie, 1937

Donald Grayson in a buggy talks with the Sons of the Pioneers — Donald Grayson in the buggy talking with the Sons of the Pioneers.
Publicity still from Cattle Raiders, 1938

The Pioneers galloping, with Bob Nolan in the lead — Sons of the Pioneers, with Bob Nolan on the paint horse
Publicity still from Law of the Plains, 1938

The Sons of the Pioneers singing around a campfire — Singing "Saddle Your Worries to the Wind"
Publicity still from South of Arizona, 1938

Sons of the Pioneers on horseback — Publicity still from South of Arizona, 1938

The Pioneers on horseback, aiming rifles at the camera — Publicity still from West of the Santa Fe, 1938

Karl Farr in a wagon with a guitar, other Pioneers attending to horses

Publicity still from The Colorado Trail, 1938.
Although this photo bears the production number of Rio Grande, which was released 3 months later, the song sequence shown is Bob Nolan's "Bound for the Rio Grande" from The Colorado Trail. Bob may have written the song for one film only to see it used in another.

The Pioneers galloping away from a church. — West of the Santa Fe, 1938

The Pioneers clowning with a blanket on Pat Brady's head — Publicity still from The Thundering West, 1939

The Pioneers playing and singing outdoors — The Thundering West, 1939

Looking fierce with guns blazing — The Thundering West, 1939

The Pioneers making horseshoes. — Texas Stampede, 1939

Pat Brady in a blanket being serenaded by the Sons of the Pioneers. — Texas Stampede, 1939

North of the Yukon, 1939. Bob Nolan in uniform

The Sons of the Pioneers drinking coffee in Mountie uniforms — North of the Yukon, 1939

The Pioneers as Mounties in their bunkhouse making music — North of the Yukon, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers as Mounties, sneak up on a house with guns drawn — North of the Yukon, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers as Mounties shooting over a hitching post — North of the Yukon, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers outside singing with a guitar — Spoilers of the Range, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers as Mounties, on horseback — Outpost of the Mounties, 1939

Three Pioneers as Mounties looking from hilltop over their horses — Outpost of the Mounties, 1939

The Pioneers as Mounties on horseback, Bob Nolan in the lead — Outpost of the Mounties, 1939

Closeup of Bob Nolan on horseback as a Mountie. — Outpost of the Mounties, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers singing on a covered porch outside the marshall's office — Stranger from Texas, 1939

The Sons of the Pioneers, Kar Farr pouring water on sleeping Pat Brady's head — Western Caravans, 1939

Young Hugh Farr standing holding his fiddle like a guitar — Hugh Farr c. 1939

Closeup portrait of Hugh Farr, white hat and black scarf — Hugh Farr

The Pioneers performing from the rodeo arena, crowd in background — Madison Square Garden Rodeo, 1942

Bob Nolan hip-throws Cliff Freeland while the Pioneers look on — Judo instruction from Cliff Freeland, 1943

The Sons of the Pioneers and Roy West and his Range Riders sitting and standing on a stage. — with Roy West and his Range Riders, WGAR, Cleveland, Ohio

The Pioneers performing in the middle of rodeo arena, crowd in the background — Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles County Sherriff's Rodeo, 1944

The Sons of the Pioneers looking up at a statue of Stephen Foster — The Pioneers visited the Stephen Foster Memorial in Pittsburgh on July 18, 1947.

The Pioneers on the front porch, Roy Rogers holding an umbrella and Karl Farr holding a guitar — Visiting the Foster Shrine in Barstown, Kentucky, 1947

A candid photo of the Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, and unidentified fans — c. 1947

Karl Farr in a white suit leaning on the back of a chair — Karl Farr at the Golden Nugget Casino, Las Vegas, 1952

Roy and Tim

The Pioneers onstage singing — 1957

The Pioneers on stage, Pat Brady cutting up at the microphone — Kansas State Fair at Topeka, 1958

The Pioneers on a rodeo ground, Roy Rogers at the mic

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing with the Pioneers for some children

Hugh and Karl Farr smiling and holding their instruments — Hugh and Karl Farr

Formal-looking publicity photo of the Pioneers — The Sons of the Pioneers, c. 1952
Clockwise from top: Dale Warren, Tommy Doss, Karl Farr, Hugh Farr, Lloyd Perryman.
Center: Pat Brady

Publicity photo of the smiling Pioneers, Lloyd Perryman holding a guitar — The Sons of the Pioneers, 1959
Clockwise from top: Pat Brady, Karl Farr, Lloyd Perryman Tommy Doss, Dale Warren

The Pioneers lined up and leaning, with instruments — The Sons of the Pioneers, 1962
Pat Brady, Dale Warren, Tommy Doss, Lloyd Perryman, Wade Ray and Roy Lanham

Roy Rogers in full cowboy regalia at the mic in front of the Pioneers — Virginia State Fair, 1967

Pat Brady at the mic while the Pioneers look on from behind — Houston Livestock Show at the Houston Astrodome, 1968

Roy Rogers singing, backed up the Pioneer vocal trio — Houston Livestock Show at the Houston Astrodome, 1968

Houston Livestock Show at the Houston Astrodome, 1968