The 101 Ranch Collectors Association

04/11/2026

Getting close! Hope to see you next weekend!

03/31/2026

A real photo postcard from the later half of the 1920's on the 101 Ranch Wild West show. Balloons and pennants were a commonly sold souvenir.

03/30/2026

Be sure to mark your calendars!

03/16/2026

Come and meet Tom Mix's Grandson, Gordon Hill!

GREAT NEWS! We have just learned that Gordon Hill, the Grandson of TOM MIX will be at the 101 Ranch Show BOTH DAYS, April 17-18, 2026 in Blackwell, OK. Gordon's Grandmother was Tom's wife and the author of The Fabulous Tom Mix- the story of her life with Tom. His Mother was Ruth Mix, Tom and Olive's daughter and a star in the Tom Mix Circus and numerous early movies. Come out and meet Gordon! FREE ADMISSION!

03/16/2026

03/11/2026

GREAT NEWS! We have just learned that Gordon Hill, the Grandson of TOM MIX will be at the 101 Ranch Show BOTH DAYS, April 17-18, 2026 in Blackwell, OK. Gordon's Grandmother was Tom's wife and the author of The Fabulous Tom Mix- the story of her life with Tom. His Mother was Ruth Mix, Tom and Olive's daughter and a star in the Tom Mix Circus and numerous early movies. Come out and meet Gordon! FREE ADMISSION!

02/24/2026

Went to Longhorn Steakhouse in Jensen Beach, FL last night. Mounted on a prominent wall in the restaurant is this painting of Bill Pickett. Bill was one of the most famous 101 Ranch employees; The manager of the restaurant told me that the painting is in all their restaurants; The culture of the company is to respect the history of the old west.

02/16/2026

From the 1890's until the 1930's it was common for railroads to offer special excursion trains to transport people from near by cities to the city or town where a circus or wild west show might be playing. Here are the only two examples of posters that we know that survive advertising an excursion train to the 101 Ranch Real wild West show. The Easton, PA show date shows that the 101 was playing on the same date as Ringlng in 1914. The second poster is for Lynchburg, Virginia in 1925.

02/16/2026

Don't forget!!

02/16/2026

Bands were an important part of Wild West sh. Below is the 101 Ranch Band in a parade and the Mulhall Band (Lucille Mulhall's father's show).

02/12/2026

Great Show!

02/12/2026

Thanks to the 101 Ranch Oldtimers that erected the Marker to commemorate the White House on the 101 Ranch. The inscription reads (in part)

"Although nothing remains but the ruins of its foundation, the Miller family Mansion once stood here. Constructed in 1909 after the first stately wood frame home of Col. G.W. Miller, wife Molly, sons Joe, George, Zach and daughter Alma burned in January of that year. The family's new home was truly a Palace on the Oklahoma Prairie."