Buffalo Bills Wild West--Col. W.F. Cody / Puck P.F. Ritchie. – Antique Print
(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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Buffalo Bills Wild West--Col. W.F. Cody / Puck P.F. Ritchie. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Buffalo Bills Wild West--Col. W.F. Cody / Puck P.F. Ritchie.
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The poster's headline names "Col. W.F. Cody" under the show's title, Buffalo Bills Wild West, and the record credits "Puck" and P.F. Ritchie as its makers. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill (1846-1917), built his traveling show into one of the most famous entertainments of the late 1800s, mixing horsemanship, marksmanship and staged scenes of frontier life. Its posters were designed to be eye-catching in towns the show was about to reach, and this 1890 color sheet was made for a British audience, where the show drew large crowds. Its bold lettering and vivid color show how mass-market color lithography was used to sell spectacle.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: Gt. Brit. K73. 1890. · Buffalo Bill 1846-1917. · Teatr Dramatyczny im. Jerzego Szaniawskiego w Plocku funder/sponsor. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 607 × 892 px |
| Reference | 286_Buffalo_Bills_Wild_West_1890.tif-S |
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