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PSA/DNA Certified WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY Autographed Photo

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
PSA/DNA Certified WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY Autographed Photo
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Certified William “Buffalo Bill” Cody Autographed Photo
WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY (1846-1917). American Soldier, Bison Hunter and Showman, one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, famous for his Cowboy theme shows, Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872.
1916-Dated, Sepia-toned Photograph Dual Signed, “W. Cody / Buffalo Bill 1916,” place unknown, Certified as authentic by PSA/DNA and encapsulated in one of their oversized holders. The image size is 4.75” x 3-3/8” and the overall size is 4.75” x 3-7/8.” Cody signs crisply and boldly beneath a picture of himself seated in full Buffalo Bill regalia. The image is backed by a piece of thick black paper and a newsprint depicting Lew Herman, who was billed as “The Diminuitive Comedian” likely for prior display. This is a wonderful, classic dual signed image of Buffalo Bill and we have yet to see an autograph of his that is this bold and impressive. Buffalo Bill died in 1917, most likely within a year of signing this image.
WILLIAM F. CODY, (1846-1917). Scout; Showman. For a short period following the Civil War, Cody was employed by the Goddard Brothers, food contractors to the Kansas Pacific railway construction camps, to furnish Buffalo meat and from whence his nickname came. From 1868-1872 Cody did scout service for the army, eventually becoming chief of scouts for the 5th Cavalry.

He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action on the Platte River in 1872, but this was revoked by Congress in 1917 due to the fact that Cody was not a member of the military at the time of the award. In 1872 he began his long career as a showman, appearing in numerous "Wild West" shows in the theatre, at least one with "Wild Bill" Hickok.

The formation of his famed Wild West Show in 1883 that toured the U.S. and parts of Europe has forever made the name "Buffalo Bill" legendary