Who is shown in the picture?

Born on April 17, 1890 in Glenwood, Utah and died on January 4, 1931 of acute alcoholism in Chihuahua City, Mexico, the person in this picture is Arthemus Ward "Art" Acord. He was working as a miner in Mexico when he was found dead in a Chihuahua City hotel room. Although initial newspaper reports called the death a suicide and said he had taken poison, another newspaper said he was shot. Lastly, a Los Angeles Times article on his death reported that the local coroner had determined the cause of death was acute alcoholism.

Acord had led a rough life. Hw worked for the Dick Stanley Wild West Show in 1919 and with Buffalo Bill in 1911. He took part in many round-ups and won the championship in bronco riding at Klamath Falls in 1912. In motion pictures, he starred in Charles E. Van Loan's stories. He played Buck Parvin in the movie versions.

Acord was more than six feet tall, and in his prime, he weighed 186 pounds. Almost all of pictures his pictures were made for Universal Studios. In the final years of his life, Acord filed for bankruptcy and was in and out of trouble with the law.