Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World Wild rivalries of savage, barbarous and civilized races / Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y. – 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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Step back in time with Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World Wild rivalries of savage, barbarous and civilized races / Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World Wild rivalries of savage, barbarous and civilized races / Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Few posters of the period present their subject as a contest of peoples, and this one's title, "Wild rivalries of savage, barbarous and civilized races," makes that framing explicit. Buffalo Bill's Wild West, led by William F. Cody, toured under the "Congress of Rough Riders of the World" name in the 1890s, bringing together horsemen and performers from several countries and from the American frontier. The poster was printed by the Courier Litho. Co. of Buffalo, New York, a firm known for circus and show bills of this era. Its language reflects the racial ideas common in popular entertainment at the time, which makes it useful for seeing how the show marketed its spectacle.
| Created / published | Buffalo, New York : Courier Litho. Co., c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Circus posters 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | No. 2294. |
| Subjects | Buffalo Bill,--1846-1917. Circus performers--1890-1900. Wild west shows--United States--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,260 × 850 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216468 |
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