1886 BUFFALO BILL CODY CABINET CARD PHOTO OF HIS 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IRMA
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2800101 | Provenance: Property of the Cody / Garlow Estate |
Exceptionally Rare and wonderfully charming, ca1886 Cabinet Card Portrait Photograph of the daughter of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody - Irma Cody taken in the studio of Denver photographer John E. Beebe. 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 Colonel Cody's daughter Irma. It was taken by Beebe for Cody and his family and was not published or comme...rcially produced.
This outstanding Buffalo Bill Cody Family Personal Photograph measures approx. 3 7/8" by 5 1/2" and is mounted on its original photographer's card mount (overall size approx. 4 1/4" by 6 1/2"). It pictures the beautiful and very young Irma Cody at the age of 3 or 4 and was taken in Denver, Colorado. While we have handled a number of Cody Family Cabinet Card Photos of Irma over the past few years, we have never before encountered a portrait of her as a little girl. We believe this Cabinet Card Photo to be exceptionally rare and possibly the only existent portrait of Irma at this young age.
The Photo is a full figure, seated portrait of Irma in which she wears a white linen dress and is seated on a railing prop in the photographer's studio. The image is simply wonderful and Irma certainly was a lovely child. Manuscript text on the back of the card mount reads simply "Irma Cody Garlow" and was surely written by a member of the Cody Family.
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). 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 spent most of the last half of the 20th century on loan to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of the West and bears a BBHC index number on the verso (this Photograph does have a BBHC index number in pencil on the reverse).
This exceptionally rare and simply fantastic, ca1886 Cabinet Card Photograph of Irma Cody is in excellent condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. The card mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved.
An exceptionally rare and simply wonderful, ca1886 Cabinet Card Photograph of the daughter of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody - Irma Cody – a Photo that descended directly from Bill and Louisa Cody to their daughter Irma and remained in the Cody-Garlow Family for 100+ years - 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 Buffalo Bill Cody Family Personal Photograph measures approx. 3 7/8" by 5 1/2" and is mounted on its original photographer's card mount (overall size approx. 4 1/4" by 6 1/2"). It pictures the beautiful and very young Irma Cody at the age of 3 or 4 and was taken in Denver, Colorado. While we have handled a number of Cody Family Cabinet Card Photos of Irma over the past few years, we have never before encountered a portrait of her as a little girl. We believe this Cabinet Card Photo to be exceptionally rare and possibly the only existent portrait of Irma at this young age.
The Photo is a full figure, seated portrait of Irma in which she wears a white linen dress and is seated on a railing prop in the photographer's studio. The image is simply wonderful and Irma certainly was a lovely child. Manuscript text on the back of the card mount reads simply "Irma Cody Garlow" and was surely written by a member of the Cody Family.
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). 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 spent most of the last half of the 20th century on loan to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of the West and bears a BBHC index number on the verso (this Photograph does have a BBHC index number in pencil on the reverse).
This exceptionally rare and simply fantastic, ca1886 Cabinet Card Photograph of Irma Cody is in excellent condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. The card mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved.
An exceptionally rare and simply wonderful, ca1886 Cabinet Card Photograph of the daughter of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody - Irma Cody – a Photo that descended directly from Bill and Louisa Cody to their daughter Irma and remained in the Cody-Garlow Family for 100+ years - 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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