Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This rare vintage poster captures Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Printed in color around 1899, this lithograph promotes the "Congress of Rough Riders of the World," a feature that set Buffalo Bill's Wild West apart from other traveling shows. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his partner Nate Salsbury built the show around horsemen from many nations alongside American cowboys and Native performers, and it toured American cities and later Europe. The sheet was made by the Courier Litho Company of Buffalo, New York, a firm that produced many bold posters for touring entertainments of the period.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1890-1900.Circus posters 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Subjects | Buffalo Bill,--1846-1917. Salsbury, Nate. Wild west shows--1890-1900. Horseback riding--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 842 × 1,269 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217191 |
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