Raynors HCA 2018-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2018
TANNER, Richard, (1869-1943). Legendary Wild West figure, sharpshooter and medicine man. Tanner first gained prominence for his long-distance, roundtrip horseback ride from Lincoln, Nebraska to New York City in 1893. Capitalizing on his fame, he appeared in sideshows as a marksman, using the stage names of Denver Dick and, later, Diamond Dick, a character in scores of dime novels of the era. His career as a sideshow marksman flourished between 1894 and 1905, and even led him to form a traveling show. He later claimed to have appeared in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, though there is no evidence to support this assertion. Retiring from show business in 1905, he attended medical school and, in 1910, opened a practice in Norfolk, Nebraska, turning his talent for showmanship into promoting medical lectures and the sale of herbal remedies. Autograph Letter Signed “Dick” with original cover “Dr. Tanner’ written to Captain North, 1pp, Norfolk Nebraska, August 18, 1933, VG. In part, “Dr. Lourke a specialist made a very thorough examination and informed me that I have one of the worst cases of internal piles he has ever seen and that most of my prostate trouble is caused by the piles ... says he can cure me in six weeks .. one treatment per week ... This is acase where I get shot from behind ...”
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