Rounding Up the Horses Frame Color:Gold Lillian Russell

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Rounding Up the Horses Frame Color:Gold Lillian RussellLooking like a vision of the Wild West, this 1930s imageshowsa round up in Hayward, Calif. The 1,500 horses would be sold for pleasure saddle mounts, to become work horses or, if too wild, to astonish the crowds at rodeos. Hayward's climate, soil and perfect location in the heart of the Bay Areabrought tremendous growth for decades.After World War II, housing developments began replacing farms and ranches. Between 1950 and 1960, the