Raynors HCA 2018-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2018
WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY (1846-1917). Cody was a legendary Western scout and showman, as well as the originator of the “Wild West Show”. Following the Civil War, Cody was employed by the Goddard Brothers, food contractors to the Kansas Pacific Railway construction camps, to furnish buffalo meat; this is where his nickname came. From 1868 to 1872, Cody scouted for the Army, eventually becoming chief of scouts for the Fifth Cavalry. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action on the Platte River in 1872, but this was revoked by Congress in 1917 because Cody was not a member of the military at the time. In 1872 he began his long career as a showman, appearing in numerous “Wild West Shows” in the theatre, at least one with “Wild Bill” Hickok. The formation of his famed “Wild West Show” in 1883 that toured America and Europe has made the name “Buffalo Bill” legendary. Signed Photo Card “Wm F Cody, Buffalo Bill”, at the top of the image. It was signed in a purple ink and it has faded, but it is still readable. There is a black facsimile signature on the lower margin. There is a tear in the upper left, some soiling and some marks along the edges. There is an ownership signature on the back, Miss Maggie Stigleman, Milton, Ind. VG
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