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Collection
N2011- 7, Photographic collection, 1930s-1970s; Box 5
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Ethnicity, Native American
Ranching, Cattle
Occupations, Ranching
Florida cowboys
Occupational groups--Florida--Glades County
Marshtackie
Animal industry--Florida--Glades County
Cattle trade--Florida--Glades County
Farms--Florida--Glades County
Ranches--Florida--Glades County
Agriculture--Florida--Glades County
Ranching
Horses
Florida cracker horse
Cattle herders
Indian cowboys
Indian reservations--Florida--Glades County
Indians of North America
Seminole Indians--Florida--Glades County
Seminole men--Florida--Glades County
Horse breeds
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
The Florida Cracker Horse is also known as the Chickasaw Pony, Seminole Pony, Prairie Pony, Florida Horse, Florida Cow Pony and Grass Gut.
Biographical Note
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as "an American social history," which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians. Steinmetz moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarasota, Florida in 1941.
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Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Seminole cowboy Big Charlie Osceola on a cow pony at the Brighton Indian Reservation. 1949. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245561>, accessed 18 June 2026.
MLA
Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Seminole cowboy Big Charlie Osceola on a cow pony at the Brighton Indian Reservation. 1949. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245561>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz)
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