Lee Bros Circus 1943 Photo Cowgirl Erna Rudynoff 3.5 x 2.5

This 1943 photograph captures cowgirl performer Erna Rudynoff mounted on horseback with the Lee Bros Circus during the wartime touring season.

Mid-twentieth-century American circuses maintained equestrian acts as central attractions, combining Western pageantry with skilled horsemanship in both tented and fairground settings. Female riders were frequently featured as headline performers, posed in costume and mounted on well-trained horses before temporary canvas structures and travel equipment.

The image shows Erna Rudynoff seated side-saddle style on a dark horse with white leg wraps, wearing a light-colored riding costume. A second rider on a white horse appears near a circus tent in the background, while a uniformed man stands in the foreground observing the scene. The scalloped edge border and handwritten reverse inscription dated 1943 further anchor the photograph within its touring context.

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