The Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill. ca. 1912.
Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 27 7/8 x 48 1/2 in./70.8 x 123.2 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Riverside Printing, Milwaukee
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXXIX, 175
Key Words: Wild West; American; Animals; Film
The Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill. ca. 1912.
Though you may not immediately recognize it, our central character here is actually a cowgirl lassoing a longhorn steer. Cowgirls gained popularity through Wild West shows and dime novels, and Buffalo Bill featured numerous rough rider ladies as early as 1887. Eventually, cowgirls would appear in films as well, though mostly as stunt doubles and never as heroines. It is an interesting choice, then, to center on our bulldogging lass while disguising her as male—perhaps openly promoting a female rider was too ahead of its own time. This poster includes a Barnsdale tip-on.
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Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 27 7/8 x 48 1/2 in./70.8 x 123.2 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Riverside Printing, Milwaukee
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXXIX, 175
Key Words: Wild West; American; Animals; Film
The Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill. ca. 1912.
Though you may not immediately recognize it, our central character here is actually a cowgirl lassoing a longhorn steer. Cowgirls gained popularity through Wild West shows and dime novels, and Buffalo Bill featured numerous rough rider ladies as early as 1887. Eventually, cowgirls would appear in films as well, though mostly as stunt doubles and never as heroines. It is an interesting choice, then, to center on our bulldogging lass while disguising her as male—perhaps openly promoting a female rider was too ahead of its own time. This poster includes a Barnsdale tip-on.
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