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| International Fiberglass Cowboy Statues (page 2) |
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| Cowboy Longmont, CO |
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| This Cowboy has been in the backyard of a home since at least 1996. The statue was previously located at a tool and machine parts shop. He holds a pitchfork made from pipe. The left side of his cowboy hat has been missing since 2008. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Cowboy Greeley, CO 2012: |
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| This statue appears to be a Cowboy model without a hat. It is installed at Just Bob's Auto & Truck Repair. The statue held a muffler, a wrench, and a roll of carpet over the years. The statue was repainted in 2022. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Cowboy Norwich, CT |
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| This Cowboy statue was located across town in the 1960s. It was moved to this shopping center around the 1980s. He stands between Snipes and a Harbor Freight. [map] |
| Paul Bunyan/Cowboy Lake George, NY (now Dallas, GA) |
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| This Cowboy statue in Lake George was originally installed at the Danbury Fair. It was built as a Paul Bunyan statue with a separate, removable cap. It is the only known example of that produced by International Fiberglass. The statue was heavily modified by the Fair with chaps, long sleeves, a straggly beard, a vest, and a hat. The statue was sold in 1981 to Magic Forest when the Danbury Fair closed. At Magic Forest, the statue was known as "Pecos Bill". There were many other International Fiberglass statues there including a Paul Bunyan and a Mortimer Snerd. In 2018, the owner auctioned off most of the statues at the park with the assistance of American Giants. This statue was in bad shape. The chaps, hat, etc. disintegrated as it was being moved. In 2021, it was restored for a Netflix TV show. After that, it was returned to American Giants and sold to Atlantis Plumbing in Dallas, GA. Mark Cline created a cowboy hat for the statue. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Cowboy & Long Horn Steer Waukon, IA |
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This Cowboy and Long Horn Steer are installed in front of Village Farm & Home. They have been here since at least 1997. The steer statue was produced by Sculptured Advertising of Sparta, WI. It is believed that the cowboy came from Wild Bill's in Fayette, IA. I don't know where the steer came from. However, there is an identical statue in Panama City Beach, FL. Since more than one was produced for that restaurant, it's possible that this statue in Waukon may have come from Florida.
The cowboy has a very rare, original belt. There are only about a half dozen statues that have these. Most of the statues have either the four buttons at the top of their pants or painted on belts. There is a plaque near the cowboy's feet giving credit to Creative Display. It's possible but unlikely that that company made a mold from one of the International Fiberglass statues and then produced a copy. It's more likely that Creative Display may have restored the statue at some point. [map] |
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More Iowa:
Fort Dodge [gone] Williamsburg [gone] |
| Cowboy Wendell, ID |
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| This Cowboy statue was produced for a Phillips 66 gas station. The Phillips 66 logo is still visible on the statue's chest under the yellow paint. This statue stands in front of Wendell Intermountain Motorhomes & RV Park. He held a stop sign on a pole when these photos were taken in 2014. The statue has been here since at least 1998. By 2021, the statue had been painted with a red shirt, brown vest, and blue pants. He was holding a rope. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Cowboy Joliet, MT (now Pocatello, ID) 2006: |
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| This Cowboy statue originally wore a cap and was installed at a Mobil station in Nampa, ID. At some point, it became a Hurricane car wash or the statue was moved to one. By that time, the statue had a cowboy hat and rifle. In the late 1990s or early 2000s, the statue was moved to Bridger, MT. In 2003, it was moved to the Fort Rockvale Casino in Joliet, MT. In 2016, the statue was sold to the Museum of Clean in Pocatello. The statue was restored as Big Don, the World's Largest Janitor. He holds a mop and is displayed inside the museum. For more, see this website. |
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More Idaho:
Boise [gone] Kansas:
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