To set the stage for a Western movie, the camera pans across a dusty street, showing rough wooden buildings, most notably a smithy, general store and saloon. Wind whistles between the buildings, ...

A local photographer spent seven years chasing tumbleweeds through rural communities, laboratories, and pop culture—all on a quest to understand one of the West’s most humble, sometimes ...

Tumbleweeds might be the iconic props of classic Westerns. But in real life, they’re not only a noxious weed, but one that moves around. As they roll and bounce, pushed by gusts of wind, they can ...

“Tumbleweeds” was Hart’s last movie and is considered his best. After 1925, he settled down on his ranch in Los Angeles, which he donated to the city as a park and museum. It still exists. For those ...