Another thing to notice from the pic collection is there's no long hair, beards, or Hollywood 'cowboy' mustaches on these Nevada ropers. You wake up, you wash your face and shave clean. You get haircuts when you go into town. That's the rules at least in this state. I've never seen them look any different.
Washington, D.C., 1919. "Ralph E. Madsen, the tall cowboy, at White House." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative
Giant Ready for Draft
Tacoma will send a young giant into the National army when Ralph E. Madsen, twenty-one years old, is called for service. He is 7 feet 3 inches tall. Madsen is advertising shows, using his great height to advantage. He weighs 210 pounds and was born in Kansas, where his parents still reside. "Down on the old home farm the folks fed me real food and it made me grow tall," Madsen told the draft board. "I am rady to go, and I think I can be of some use in the big fracas with my altitude."
The Woodville Republican, March 29, 1919