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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Rough Rider c.1899-02

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 900.00 USD
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Rough Rider c.1899-02
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This is an exceptionally rare original Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Rough Rider Advanced Courier copyright 1899 Season of 1902. This is the complete 16-page brochure for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, published by The Courier Company of Buffalo, N.Y. The courier has lavishly illustrated and highly descriptive excerpts from the show and told stories it was aiming to depict in the arena. These were distributed as both souvenirs and as marketing pieces. The front cover shows “The Rough Rider” graphic along the top with various Old West and Native American figures on horseback and is marked below this, “Vol.-IV. 5th Edition. – Season of 1902. Circulation-“. Below this is an image on the left marked, “The Late President W.M. McKinley From a Recent Photo.”, right image marked, “President Roosevelt From London ‘Punch’.” and below this a large image of marked, “Col. W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) on the Famous War Horse ‘Duke’ – Copyright 1901 by William H. Rau – The Courier Co. Buffalo N.Y.” The bottom of the cover is marked, “Typical Americans at Home in the Saddle – Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show will Exhibit at Grand Rapids, Saturday, July 12.” Throughout the piece shows various images of Buffalo Bill, Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, Mr. Nate Salsbury, images of the Wild West Show, Native Americans, Mexican Vaqueros, “Buffalo Bill and San Juan-Hill”, Col. Teddy Roosevelt, Big Game Hunting, original advertising and so much more! The piece has been preserved in a clear wrapping for each page and displays very well. Overall condition considered fine with so few remaining. Measures 11”x16.25”.