C1905 BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST PHOTO OF CODY ON HORSEBACK SHOOTING TARGET BALLS
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Exceptionally Rare and simply fantastic, ca1905 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill Cody in the show arena galloping on horseback and shooting target balls which are being thrown into the air by a Native American Sioux Indian Cast Member. This Photograph was the personal property of Buffalo Bill Cody and descended directly in the Cody family to his great-granddaughter Patricia Ann "Patsy" Garlow - granddaughter of Cody's daugh...ter Irma.
This outstanding, Card Mount Photograph, taken in Austria during the Show’s European Tour, measures approx. 4 ¾ by 3 1/2” and mounted on its original, photographer’s card mount (overall size of card mount is 7 3/4" by 6 1/4”). This Photograph, from The Cody Family collection, is among the rarest professional images taken of Cody. It pictures Buffalo Bill performing the Show arena executing one of the most iconic “acts” in the Show – the highlight performance at each and every appearance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and yet, due to the high speed and excitement of the event was almost never captured by a still photographer.
In the Photo Cody sits upright in the saddle not holding the reins of his galloping horse but rather aiming his Winchester Repeating Rifle skyward awaiting the appearance of his next target. A Native American Indian Cast member dressed in full regalia gallops in front of Bill holding a basket of target balls in his left hand and preparing to toss one of the delicate glass balls high into the air with his right hand. This performance by Buffalo Bill Cody always occupied an important position in the Show’s program and was among the most memorable and integral parts of the show.
The back of the Card Mount carries the mark of the photographer – Georg H. Kuhrner of Vienna, Austria.
We know of less than a handful of other still photographs of Bill shooting Target Ball while galloping on horseback including one owned by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum and a second that sold at auction in 2014 for $4, 400.
Provenance: This fantastic Photograph descended directly in the family of Irma Louise Cody Garlow, Buffalo Bill Cody's last surviving child. Buffalo Bill and his wife Louisa Frederici Cody (1843-1921) had four children but only their two daughters - Arta (1866-1904) and the baby Irma (1883-1918) lived to adulthood. Irma married Frederick Harrison Garlow Sr. (1880-1918) and had 3 children - Frederick Harrison Garlow Jr. (1911-1985); William Joseph Garlow (changed name to Cody) (1913-1992) and Jane Cody Garlow (1909-1987). When Irma and Fred Garlow Sr. died within three days of each other during the influenza pandemic of 1918, the three young children were cared for by their Grandmother Louisa, wife of Buffalo Bill Cody. Fred Garlow Jr. married Margaret Southerland and they had two children Patricia Ann (b.1948) and Mark Frederick (b. 1952).
In 2014 the bulk of the Cody-Garlow Collection was sold at auction with Patsy holding onto her favorite Photograph of Bill and performers from the Show. With Patsy’s death last year, we were luck enough to purchase some of the most intimate Photos of Bill Cody which we will be offering over the next few weeks in our weekly eBay auctions.
The Photograph offered here was the property of Patricia Ann "Patsy" Garlow, Buffalo Bill's direct great-granddaughter. It was the property of the Cody-Garlow family and was originally the property of William F. “Buffalo Bill" Cody. This Photograph, from the Cody-Garlow Collection, spent most of the last half of the 20th century on loan to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of the West, and has a pencil notation on the reverse with the Center’s inventory number.
This exceptionally rare and wonderful, ca1905 Western Americana / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Card Mount Photograph is in excellent condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. There is no physical wear or damage to the photo. The Card Mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1905 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill Cody in the show arena galloping on horseback and shooting target ball which are being thrown into the air by a Native American Sioux Indian Cast Member - a personal, family Photograph that was previously the personal property of Bill and Louisa Cody - and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other 19th and early 20th century, Western Americana and Native American Photographs (including other items from the Cody-Garlow estate) which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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This outstanding, Card Mount Photograph, taken in Austria during the Show’s European Tour, measures approx. 4 ¾ by 3 1/2” and mounted on its original, photographer’s card mount (overall size of card mount is 7 3/4" by 6 1/4”). This Photograph, from The Cody Family collection, is among the rarest professional images taken of Cody. It pictures Buffalo Bill performing the Show arena executing one of the most iconic “acts” in the Show – the highlight performance at each and every appearance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and yet, due to the high speed and excitement of the event was almost never captured by a still photographer.
In the Photo Cody sits upright in the saddle not holding the reins of his galloping horse but rather aiming his Winchester Repeating Rifle skyward awaiting the appearance of his next target. A Native American Indian Cast member dressed in full regalia gallops in front of Bill holding a basket of target balls in his left hand and preparing to toss one of the delicate glass balls high into the air with his right hand. This performance by Buffalo Bill Cody always occupied an important position in the Show’s program and was among the most memorable and integral parts of the show.
The back of the Card Mount carries the mark of the photographer – Georg H. Kuhrner of Vienna, Austria.
We know of less than a handful of other still photographs of Bill shooting Target Ball while galloping on horseback including one owned by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum and a second that sold at auction in 2014 for $4, 400.
Provenance: This fantastic Photograph descended directly in the family of Irma Louise Cody Garlow, Buffalo Bill Cody's last surviving child. Buffalo Bill and his wife Louisa Frederici Cody (1843-1921) had four children but only their two daughters - Arta (1866-1904) and the baby Irma (1883-1918) lived to adulthood. Irma married Frederick Harrison Garlow Sr. (1880-1918) and had 3 children - Frederick Harrison Garlow Jr. (1911-1985); William Joseph Garlow (changed name to Cody) (1913-1992) and Jane Cody Garlow (1909-1987). When Irma and Fred Garlow Sr. died within three days of each other during the influenza pandemic of 1918, the three young children were cared for by their Grandmother Louisa, wife of Buffalo Bill Cody. Fred Garlow Jr. married Margaret Southerland and they had two children Patricia Ann (b.1948) and Mark Frederick (b. 1952).
In 2014 the bulk of the Cody-Garlow Collection was sold at auction with Patsy holding onto her favorite Photograph of Bill and performers from the Show. With Patsy’s death last year, we were luck enough to purchase some of the most intimate Photos of Bill Cody which we will be offering over the next few weeks in our weekly eBay auctions.
The Photograph offered here was the property of Patricia Ann "Patsy" Garlow, Buffalo Bill's direct great-granddaughter. It was the property of the Cody-Garlow family and was originally the property of William F. “Buffalo Bill" Cody. This Photograph, from the Cody-Garlow Collection, spent most of the last half of the 20th century on loan to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of the West, and has a pencil notation on the reverse with the Center’s inventory number.
This exceptionally rare and wonderful, ca1905 Western Americana / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Card Mount Photograph is in excellent condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. There is no physical wear or damage to the photo. The Card Mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1905 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill Cody in the show arena galloping on horseback and shooting target ball which are being thrown into the air by a Native American Sioux Indian Cast Member - a personal, family Photograph that was previously the personal property of Bill and Louisa Cody - and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other 19th and early 20th century, Western Americana and Native American Photographs (including other items from the Cody-Garlow estate) which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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