Rare Johnny Baker Cowboy Kid Photograph Inside Buffalo Bill Wild West Museum 2
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3399011 | Date of Creation: 1920-1929 |
| Photo Type: Gelatin Silver | Color: Black & White |
| Original/Reprint: Original Print |
For your consideration is this 1920s photograph of Johnny Baker, also known as The Cowboy Kid! I will have an incredible grouping of original Buffalo Bill and Wild West items. Many of these items descended in the family of Johnny Baker and then were purchased by me at auction. It is rare chance to own some authentic and candid photographs of a performer in the Wild West Show.
The following is information taken from the Cody Family website. /Johnny Baker was born on January... 13, 1869 as Lewis H Baker. After having moved to North Platte (Nebraska), his parents found their situation too much of a financial burden to adequately raise their son...In 1875, William F Cody moved his family to Rochester, New York. While on tour, Cody's only son Kit Carson died of scarlet fever. Kit was born a year after Johnny, and was almost 6 years old at the time of his death. William Cody was devastated, he had grand dreams of his son joining and continuing the legacy of the Wild West Shows. At one of his performances in Nebraska, he met the young Johnny Baker who idolized Buffalo Bill. Cody drew a special connection to this young boy who reminded him so much of his dead son. At the age of 7, Baker was unofficially adopted into the Cody family. Johnny did not become an official member of the Wild West Show until he was 14 and then continued performing for the next 33 years. Johnny became a sharpshooter and even was said to have been trained by Annie Oakley. He became known as "The Cowboy Kid". He dazzled audiences in the US and Europe with his sharpshooting and riding skills. After Buffalo Bill's death, he created the Buffalo Bill Museum in 1921 and filled it full of rare artifacts and photographs, a way of memorializing Cody./This very unique photograph shows Johnny Baker standing inside the Buffalo Bill Museum. The back is stamped by the photographer Ford Optical Co of Denver, Colorado. Great image of him posed next to a painting of Buffalo Bill, with original Native American photographs flanking the sides. The photograph measures 9 1/2' by 7 3/4". There are some corner chips and some creasing in the upper right corner. Overall G-VG condition but a rare image for any historian or collector!
Please sure sure to check out my other historic Wild West Auctions, all will be starting at 9.99 and selling with no reserve! They will start ending Tuesday 6/18 at 7 PM Central, so make sure to place your bids!This will be Shipped with USPS Priority Mail based on a 1 lb package.International via Priority International.
You are completely responsible for all state taxes and any custom fees. Payment via PayPal. Any Disputes please just contact me, I am happy to accommodate any questions or issues. Thank you!
The following is information taken from the Cody Family website. /Johnny Baker was born on January... 13, 1869 as Lewis H Baker. After having moved to North Platte (Nebraska), his parents found their situation too much of a financial burden to adequately raise their son...In 1875, William F Cody moved his family to Rochester, New York. While on tour, Cody's only son Kit Carson died of scarlet fever. Kit was born a year after Johnny, and was almost 6 years old at the time of his death. William Cody was devastated, he had grand dreams of his son joining and continuing the legacy of the Wild West Shows. At one of his performances in Nebraska, he met the young Johnny Baker who idolized Buffalo Bill. Cody drew a special connection to this young boy who reminded him so much of his dead son. At the age of 7, Baker was unofficially adopted into the Cody family. Johnny did not become an official member of the Wild West Show until he was 14 and then continued performing for the next 33 years. Johnny became a sharpshooter and even was said to have been trained by Annie Oakley. He became known as "The Cowboy Kid". He dazzled audiences in the US and Europe with his sharpshooting and riding skills. After Buffalo Bill's death, he created the Buffalo Bill Museum in 1921 and filled it full of rare artifacts and photographs, a way of memorializing Cody./This very unique photograph shows Johnny Baker standing inside the Buffalo Bill Museum. The back is stamped by the photographer Ford Optical Co of Denver, Colorado. Great image of him posed next to a painting of Buffalo Bill, with original Native American photographs flanking the sides. The photograph measures 9 1/2' by 7 3/4". There are some corner chips and some creasing in the upper right corner. Overall G-VG condition but a rare image for any historian or collector!
Please sure sure to check out my other historic Wild West Auctions, all will be starting at 9.99 and selling with no reserve! They will start ending Tuesday 6/18 at 7 PM Central, so make sure to place your bids!This will be Shipped with USPS Priority Mail based on a 1 lb package.International via Priority International.
You are completely responsible for all state taxes and any custom fees. Payment via PayPal. Any Disputes please just contact me, I am happy to accommodate any questions or issues. Thank you!
