Antique 1914 Ranch 101 Miller Wild West Show - 3 Panorama Performer Postcards
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2830820 | Region of Origin: US |
| Subject: Events & Festivals | Date of Creation: 1910-1919 |
This listing is for a rare 1914 panoramic three-section photographic postcard group of the famous Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Condition is good, not mint or excellent as there is some creasing (see photos). This is a wonderful survivor from the American wild west shows of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Buyer pays shipping. Please review the photos and ask any questions you may have. Here is some historical information about the Miller Bros. 101... Ranch Wild West Show:
In 1893 Colonel George Washington Miller (a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War) started a ranch on 1100, 00 acres he leased from the Quapaw tribe, in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. T the time it was the largest working ranch in the United States. In 1903 George Washington Miller died and his three sons Joe, Zachary, and George Lee, took over the ranch. 1905 the Miller brothers put on an exhibition which they called "Oklahoma's Gala Day."to demonstrate the western skills and horsemanship of their ranch hands and the local American Indian tribes. The "National Editorial Association"attended the event and it received much publicity across the nation.After the success of the exhibition, the Miller brothers decided to go on the road with a traveling wild west show, the show began at Brighton Beach, New York in 1907. In 1908 the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill wild west shows combined into one gigantic traveling extravaganza, after the show broke all records at New York's Madison Square Garden, the Millers decided to take their show to Europe
In 1893 Colonel George Washington Miller (a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War) started a ranch on 1100, 00 acres he leased from the Quapaw tribe, in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. T the time it was the largest working ranch in the United States. In 1903 George Washington Miller died and his three sons Joe, Zachary, and George Lee, took over the ranch. 1905 the Miller brothers put on an exhibition which they called "Oklahoma's Gala Day."to demonstrate the western skills and horsemanship of their ranch hands and the local American Indian tribes. The "National Editorial Association"attended the event and it received much publicity across the nation.After the success of the exhibition, the Miller brothers decided to go on the road with a traveling wild west show, the show began at Brighton Beach, New York in 1907. In 1908 the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill wild west shows combined into one gigantic traveling extravaganza, after the show broke all records at New York's Madison Square Garden, the Millers decided to take their show to Europe
