1894 BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST PHOTO OF CODY WITH NATIONAL ORDER OF COWBOY RANGERS
Item History & Price
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Exceptionally Rare and simply fantastic, ca1914 Buffalo Bill's Wild West, unpublished, large size, unmounted Photograph of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody meeting with the founder of The National Order of Cowboy Rangers – Denver Journalist Albert U. Mayfield. The National Order of Cowboy Rangers was a short lived, Masonic like fraternal benefit organization that was incorporated in Wyoming in 1914 and paid sick, accident and funeral benefits to its members. In addition to this, th...e society sought to emulate the true characteristics of the "Great West" by exemplifying the spirit of the men who pioneered the western United States.
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 daughter Irma.
This beautiful Photograph of Buffalo Bill Cody measures approx. 9 1/2" by 7 1/2" and is un-mounted. It pictures Bill seated at a desk in what appears to be a newspaper office. Seated across from Cody is the Denver Journalist Albert U. Mayfield. Another unidentified man sits next to Mayfield taking notes. Cody wears his trademark, wide brimmed hat and is smoking a cigar. There is a period, manuscript notation on the reverse that reads simply “National Order Cowboy Rangers” and the Image has the impressed mark of the photographer – Delux Studio of Denver, Colorado.
We believe that this image was taken around the time of the founding of The National Order of Cowboy Rangers – an organization that Cody would have surely supported and one that not only would have courted Cody’s approval but also took part in the ceremonies during the funeral of Buffalo Bill. We have been unable to find any information regarding the meeting documented by this Photograph but we did uncover the following newspaper report of the funeral of Buffalo Bill: “On January 15, Cody's remains were escorted by silk top-hatted officers of Denver Elks Lodge No. 17 to the Lodge building at the corner of 14th and California where funeral services were conducted. The caisson was followed by Col. Cody's favorite horse, McKinley, escorted by members of the National Order of Cowboy Rangers. The Cowboy Rangers wore the red bandannas of their order. As the casket was lifted from the caisson and carried into the Lodge building, McKinley seemed restless and attempted to break free from the Cowboy Ranger holding the horse as if to follow the casket into the Lodge. As the great doors of the Lodge building closed, McKinley whinnied, broke free and ran to the caisson. Sniffing and whinnying yet again, the great white horse circled the caisson. The Cowboy Ranger grabbed McKinley's reins. As McKinley was quietly led away, the horse turned his head and stared at the doors of the Lodge building through which the casket of his master had disappeared”.
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 daughter Irma.
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 rare and wonderful, ca1914 Western Americana / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Photograph is in very good condition. The Photograph exhibits sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. There is some light edge wear at the edges and small creases at the upper and lower right hand corners as can be seen in the scans below.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1914 William F. Cody unpublished, large size, unmounted Photograph of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody meeting with the founder of The National Order of Cowboy Rangers – Denver Journalist Albert U. Mayfield - 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 21+ years!!
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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 daughter Irma.
This beautiful Photograph of Buffalo Bill Cody measures approx. 9 1/2" by 7 1/2" and is un-mounted. It pictures Bill seated at a desk in what appears to be a newspaper office. Seated across from Cody is the Denver Journalist Albert U. Mayfield. Another unidentified man sits next to Mayfield taking notes. Cody wears his trademark, wide brimmed hat and is smoking a cigar. There is a period, manuscript notation on the reverse that reads simply “National Order Cowboy Rangers” and the Image has the impressed mark of the photographer – Delux Studio of Denver, Colorado.
We believe that this image was taken around the time of the founding of The National Order of Cowboy Rangers – an organization that Cody would have surely supported and one that not only would have courted Cody’s approval but also took part in the ceremonies during the funeral of Buffalo Bill. We have been unable to find any information regarding the meeting documented by this Photograph but we did uncover the following newspaper report of the funeral of Buffalo Bill: “On January 15, Cody's remains were escorted by silk top-hatted officers of Denver Elks Lodge No. 17 to the Lodge building at the corner of 14th and California where funeral services were conducted. The caisson was followed by Col. Cody's favorite horse, McKinley, escorted by members of the National Order of Cowboy Rangers. The Cowboy Rangers wore the red bandannas of their order. As the casket was lifted from the caisson and carried into the Lodge building, McKinley seemed restless and attempted to break free from the Cowboy Ranger holding the horse as if to follow the casket into the Lodge. As the great doors of the Lodge building closed, McKinley whinnied, broke free and ran to the caisson. Sniffing and whinnying yet again, the great white horse circled the caisson. The Cowboy Ranger grabbed McKinley's reins. As McKinley was quietly led away, the horse turned his head and stared at the doors of the Lodge building through which the casket of his master had disappeared”.
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 daughter Irma.
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 rare and wonderful, ca1914 Western Americana / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Photograph is in very good condition. The Photograph exhibits sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. There is some light edge wear at the edges and small creases at the upper and lower right hand corners as can be seen in the scans below.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1914 William F. Cody unpublished, large size, unmounted Photograph of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody meeting with the founder of The National Order of Cowboy Rangers – Denver Journalist Albert U. Mayfield - 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 21+ years!!
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