A rotund cowboy in a ten-gallon hat and bandana rides a small, reluctant horse through a desert dotted with cacti. The horse looks startled, and the printed caption reads "HEADED FOR THE LAST ROUNDUP." The joke turns on the gap between the cowboy's confident getup and his undersized, unwilling mount. Comic western figures like this drew on the dude-ranch and movie-cowboy stereotypes familiar in the 1930s.
Linen texture; artist signature 'Irving' lower left; no white border.
No postmark; card is unused. Divided-back linen-era comic card published by MWM Color-Litho, Aurora, Mo. Pencil dealer/price marks ('4 - 311') in lower left; light corner wear and soiling.
Cite this card
Comic cowboy on horseback, 'Headed for the Last Roundup', circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-cowboy-on-horseback-headed-for-the-last-roundup-circa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
