From the John Fullerton collection

 
John Fullerton onstage with the Sons of the Pioneers, 2019

Photo courtesy of Bill Bogwardt

 

John Fullerton has been fascinated with the Sons of the Pioneers’ history and music since his grandmother brought him to hear the group when he was 7 years old. That fascination has led him to amass a well-known collection of Pioneers memorabilia and knowledge. It also led him to pursue a career in western music, and in 2018 he joined the Sons of the Pioneers as their rhythm guitar player, lead and harmony vocalist, yodeler, and resident historian.

Candid snapshots taken by fans
Publicity photos and production stills
Portraits

Candid snapshots taken by fans

Snapshot of Roy Rogers with fan Marie Spellman, C. 1935

Bob Nolan with Marie Spellman of Eagle Rock, Sycamore Park c. 1935
Roy Rogers Family Trust

Snapshot of Dolores Gantz and Elizabeth Halliburton Capps with Leonard Slye, C. 1935

Dolores Gantz and Elizabeth Halliburton Capps with Leonard Slye, Sycamore Park c. 1935
Roy Rogers Family Trust

Snapshot of the Pioneer vocal trio c. 1935: Tim Spencer, Len Slye, and Bob Nolan.

The Pioneer Trio: Tim Spencer, Len Slye, and Bob Nolan, Sycamore Park c. 1935
Roy Rogers Family Trust

Snapshot of Bob Nolan, 1940
Tinted snapshot of bob Nolan, 1940

Bob Nolan, August 4, 1940

Snapshot of Hugh Farr with fan Lillian Nagode, 1940
Snapshot of Karl Farr with fan Lillian Nagode, 1940
Lloyd Perryman with fan Lillian Nagode, 1940

Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, and Lloyd Perryman with fan Lillian Nagode, August 4, 1940

Snapshot of Lloyd Perryman leaning against a palm tree, 1940
Shapshot of Karl Farr in the desert, 1940
Snapshot of Pat Brady striking a tough pose in the desert, 1940
Snapshot of Tim Spencer with a palm tree, 1940

Karl Farr, Lloyd Perryman, Pat Brady, and Tim Spencer, August 4, 1940

Closeup snapshot of Pat Brady in the street, 1940

Pat Brady, 1940

Snapshot of Bob Nolan in snappy suit with Martha Retsch, 1942

Martha Retsch and Bob Nolan at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo, New York 1942

Snapshot of Bob Nolan in a sappy suit, 1942

Bob at Madison Square Garden, 1942

Bob Nolan on stairs outside a stage door with a crowd of fans. Date unknown.

Bob with a crowd. Date unknown.

Snapshot of Bob Nolan on the street

Bob on the street. Date unknown.

Snapshot of Bob, Lloyd, and Karl at a picnic tabl, 1941

Bob, Pat, Lloyd and Karl
Valley View Park, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1941

Sons of the Pioneers and some fans at a picnic table, 1941

Left: Bob and Karl with a fan, Helen Schmuck. Right Karl and Pat.
Valley View Park, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1941

The Pioneers at Sleepy Hollow Ranch, Philidelphia, 1942

Standing: Hugh, Karl and Bob Front: Lloyd, Tim and Pat
Sleepy Hollow Ranch, Quakertown, PA, 1941

The Sons of the Pioneers and some fans at Reed's Ferry New Hampshire, 1941

Reed's Ferry, NH 1941
(Frances E. Bates photo)

The Pioneers outdoors in Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire, 1941

Standing: Karl, Tim, Bob and Hugh. Front: Pat and Lloyd. Reed's Ferry, NH 1941
Frances E. Bates photo

Pat Brady with fan Pasty Linton, 1941

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941
Pat Brady with fan Patsy Linton.

Snapshot of Hugh Farr outside a Western Union office

Hugh Farr

Hugh Farr with fan Patty Linton

Hugh with fan Patsy Linton, New York 1942

Snapshot of Hugh Farr laughing

Hugh

Lloyd Perryman

Lloyd Perryman

Snapshot of Martha Retsch and Lloyd Perryman, 1942

Martha Retsch and Lloyd Perryman
New York city, 1942

Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer in suits posing against a wall

Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer

Lloyd in a suit leaning against a wall

Lloyd Perryman

Snapshot of an unidentified fan with Pioneers' manager Sam Allen.

Unidentified fan with Pioneers’ manager
Sam Allen.

Sons of the Pioneers with members of their fan club, Madison Square Garden, 1942

The Sons of the Pioneers with their fan club, 1942, at Madison Square Garden, New York, in Roy Rogers' dressing room.
Martha Retsch is 2nd from front left. Patsy Linton has her arm around Bob. The other ladies were members of Roy Rogers' fan club.

Snapshot of Tim Spencer in a rodeo arena

Tim Spencer

Tim Spencer and Karl Farr before a show

Tim Spencer and Karl Farr

Tim Spencer in a suit, New York 1942

Tim, New York 1942

Tim

Tim

Tim Spencer on the street
Tim Spencer clowning with hands up
Tim Spencer on the street in Boston

Tim in Boston, 1942

Tinted snapshot of the Sons of the Pioneers with Martha Retsch, 1943

The Sons of the Pioneers with fan club president, Martha Retsch, 1943
(Reverse of this photo is below)

Back of Sons of the Pioneers and Martha Retsch photo with Martha's handwritten notes.
Tinted snapshot of Bob Nolan and Ken Carson, 1943

Bob Nolan and Ken Carson, 1943

Tinted snapshot of Hugh and Karl Farr

Hugh and Karl Farr, 1943

Tinted snapshot of Tim Spencer and Pat Brady

Tim Spencer and Pat Brady

Snapshot of Pat Brady in the army in a snowy field

Sgt. Patrick Brady, 1945

Sons of the Pioneers talking with Spade Cooley, 1943

Karl, Tim (unidentified lady, possibly Grace Purdy), Spade Cooley, Bob, Hugh and Ken Carson.

Publicity photos and production stills

1934 poster advertising the Sons of the Pioneers

Hugh Farr, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer and Leonard Slye, 1934

The Sons of the Pioneers in a publicity photo from the movie "The Big Show."

Standing: Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer and Leonard Slye
Seated: Karl and Hugh Farr

Publicity photo for Farley's Gold Star Rangers c. 1936

Hugh Farr, Len Slye, Jimmy Masters, Lloyd Perryman, Bob Nolan & Karl Farr, c. 1936

Publicity photo of Farley's Gold Star Rangers, c. 1936

Back: Karl & Hugh Farr Front: Len Slye, Lloyd Perryman & Bob Nolan, c. 1936

Publicity photo of the trial scene from the movie "The Cattle Raiders", 1938

1938

Publicity photo of Charles Starrett and the Sons of the Pioneers from the movie "Cattle Raiders", 1938

Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Pat, Karl, Don Grayson, Lloyd, Hugh and Bob, 1938

Publicity photo of Charles Starrett, the Pioneers, and other cast members from "Cattle Raiders," 1938

Standing: Charles Starrett, Edward LeSaint, Don Grayson, unidentified
Mounted: Pat, Lloyd, Hugh, Bob and unidentified., 1938

Publicity photo of Charles Starrett singing with the Pioneers from the movie "The Colorado Trail," 1938

Pat, Hugh, Lloyd, Charles Starrett, Bob and Karl, 1938

Promo photo of Charles Starrett and the Pioneers playing their instruments and singing, 1938

Back: Hugh, Lloyd; Front: Bob, Pat and Charles Starrett, 1938

Promo photo of the Sons of the Pioneers on horseback from the movie "West of Santa Fe," 1938

Karl, Pat, Hugh, Lloyd and Bob in West of the Santa Fe, 1938

Publicity photo of the Pioneers on the Sunshine Ranch radio show set, 1939

Lloyd, Hugh, Pat, Karl, Bob and Tim
Sunshine Ranch radio show, 1939

Publicity photo of the Pioneers from the movie "Spoilers of the Range," 1939

From Spoilers of the Range, 1939

Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, and the Pioneers in a publicity photo from Spoilers of the Range, 1939

Standing: Bob, Lloyd and Pat. Seated: Hugh, Tim and Karl. Front: Charles Starrett and Iris Meredith
From Spoilers of the Range, 1939

Publicity photo from the movie "Spoilers of the Range" of the Pioneers lounging in front of a tree, 1939

Standing: Lloyd, Pat and Bob. Reclining: Tim, Hugh and Karl. 1939

Publicity photo of the Pioneers, Iris Merdith, and Charles Starrett in the movie "The Man from Sundown", 1939

Back: Karl, Hugh, Bob, Lloyd, Tim and Pat. Front: Iris Meredith and Charles Starrett
From The Man from Sundown, 1939

Pat Brady singing with guitar, with the Pioneers, Iris Meredith, and Charles Starrett in "The Man From Sundown," 1939

Back: Hugh, Charles, Iris and Bob. Front: Pat, Karl, Lloyd and Tim.
From The Man from Sundown, 1939

Publicity photo of the Pioneers singing and playing around a campfire from "Blazing Six Shooters," 1940

Tim, Lloyd, Charles Starrett, Hugh, Pat, Karl and Bob
From "Blazing Six Shooters,” 1940

The Pioneers posing around a car on the set of "West of Abilene," 1940

Tim, Bob, Hugh, Pat, Lloyd and Karl during shooting of West of Abilene, 1940

The Sons of the Pioneers prepare to throw Pat Brady into the air

Pat needs assistance.
From West of Abilene, 1940

Promo photo of the Pioneers working on a musical number for "West of Abilene"

Back: Hugh and Pat. Front: Lloyd, Tim, Karl and Bob. During shooting of West of Abilene, 1940

Karl Farr in a wagon, Charles Starrett and the rest of the Sons of the Pioneers in the background.

Charles Starrett, Pat, Lloyd, Hugh, Bob, Tim and Karl
From "Thundering Frontier", 1940

Portraits

Bob Nolan in Charles Starrett-like western wear.

Bob Nolan, c. 1938

Bob Nolan in a black hat, 1939

Bob c. 1939

Bob in a smiling pose, 1943

Bob c. 1943

Tinted promo photo of Bob from looking contemplative

Bob, from Hands Across the Border, 1944

Inscription from the reverse of the above 1944 photo of Bob.

Reverse of previous 1944 photo

Portrait of Hugh Farr playing his fiddle

Hugh Farr

Portrait of Karl Farr with guitar over his shoulder

Karl Farr

Closeup of Tim Spencer

Tim Spencer

Closeup of Tim with guitar

Tim Spencer

Closeup of Lloyd Perryman

Lloyd Perryman c. 1940

Closeup of smiling Lloyd Perryman

Lloyd Perryman c. 1950

Signed photo of Lloyd Perryman with his guitar in 1938

Lloyd Perryman c. 1938

Closeup of Pat Brady in a black hat, 1943

Pat Brady, from Song of Texas, 1943

Pose of Pat Brady in a straw hat and cowboy garb

Pat Brady, from Man from Music Mountain, 1943

Pat Brady looking goofy and playing his bass

Pat Brady, a.k.a. “Truthful Jones”

Pat Brady waving from his jeep "NellyBelle"

Pat Brady and Nellybelle c. 1953

Pat Brady astride a toy horse

Pat Brady on a wild stallion