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Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A squad of genuine Cuban insurgents, ... – Historic Reproduction

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A squad of genuine Cuban insurgents, ..., c18[98] — vintage poster
Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A squad of genuine Cuban insurgents, ..., c18[98]. Vintage poster from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A squad of genuine Cuban insurgents, ..., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Few posters from the 1890s promise a squad of genuine Cuban insurgents alongside a circus parade, yet this Buffalo Bill's Wild West sheet, lithographed by the Courier Litho Company of Buffalo, New York, does just that. Dated to about 1898, it reflects the season when the show billed itself as a Congress of Rough Riders of the World, riding on the attention of the Spanish-American War. The gallery's focus on Theodore Roosevelt connects the poster to that same year, when Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry fought up San Juan Hill in Cuba, and Buffalo Bill quickly built that fresh wartime story into his performances.

Created / publishedc18[98]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreCircus posters 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900.
NotesCopyright by Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y. No. 2296.
SubjectsBuffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Wild west shows--United States--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,446 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216984

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