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Historic Portrait - James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, 1837 – Antique Photo Print

Historic Portrait - James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, 1837 — historic print
Historic Portrait - James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, 1837. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures Historic Portrait - James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, 1837 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Historic Portrait - James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, 1837

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Titled with the year 1837, this portrait marks the birth of James Butler Hickok rather than the moment it was made, since he was born that year in Illinois. Hickok later worked as a scout, army messenger, and town marshal, including in Abilene, Kansas, and his fame grew through dime novels and newspaper accounts that often embellished his exploits. He was shot dead while playing poker in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1876, and that death helped cement the legend that portraits like this one later helped spread.

SubjectsHistoric Print Archive
Original scan1,162 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-120311

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