Raynors HCA 2019-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2019
Group of ephemera from Fred Cummins Wild West Shows, includes: Silverprint photograph of Col. Cummins on horseback in costume, large portrait photograph of Col. Cummins, booklet “A Great White Indian Chief” about the life of Col. Cummins printed in 1912, and a nice chromolithograph ephemera piece. Fine condition. Frederick T. Cummins' Wild West Show (also referred as: Colonel Cummins’ Wild West Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World), was one of the most successful of these wild west shows that specialized in showcasing Native Americans. With close connections to the Bureau of Indian affairs, his shows sometimes featured up to fifty different tribes, including such legendaries at one time of another as: Red Cloud, Chief Joseph, the great Apache chief Geronimo, and even Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary). Cummins, would would later tour Europe and Australia employed at his Pike attraction, such famous Indian chiefs as: Nez Perce Chief Joseph, American Horse, and Oglala Sioux Chief Redcloud and Seven Rabbits. Over 51 tribes represented and 850 actors, cowboys and Indians were in the Cummins' cast. The show consisted of life on the plains, target and trick shooting, attacking settlers, demonstrations of riding and trick riding mastery, running the gauntlet and lassoing skills. Such western luminaries as" Nanona, Lucille Mulhall, Thomas Johnson and Nebraska Joe & Bounding Fawn, thrilled the crowds with acts of skill, shooting, riding and knife-throwing.
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