1910s WILLIAM F BUFFALO BILL CODY CABINET CARD PHOTO ON WILD WEST SHOW GROUNDS Rare & Original Family Property of Buffalo Bill Cody

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Seller: walnutts ✉️ (27,204) 100%, Location: Brewster, Massachusetts, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 392082553399 1910s WILLIAM F BUFFALO BILL CODY CABINET CARD PHOTO ON WILD WEST SHOW GROUNDS.
Exceptionally Rare and simply fantastic, 1910’s William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West unpublished and likely one of a kind, Large format, Card Mount Photograph of Bill Cody driving a fancy, two horse Carriage which stands in front of a long, painted Wild West Show backdrop. This Photograph was the personal property of Buffalo Bill Cody and descended directly in the Cody family to his great-granddaughter Patricia Ann "Patsy" Garlow - granddaughter of Cody's daughter Irma.


    This outstanding, Oversize Cabinet Card Photograph, taken at the TE Ranch measures approx. 6 1/4" by 4 3/4" and is mounted on its original 10” by 8” photographer’s card mount. The mount carries the mark of the Photographer – Olive Studios of St. Louis, Missouri. This Photograph, from The Cody Family collection, pictures Buffalo Bill striking a pose as the driver of this beautiful Carriage. Seated at the back of the Carriage is a gentleman wearing a silk top hat and formal dress. The Carriage is “parked” in front of a long, painted backdrop of a mountain landscape similar to those used in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West performances. It appears that Cody is posing for a different photographer than the one that took the Image offered here. This is a photo of the “set-up” for the photograph that Buffalo Bill was posing for.


    Provenance: This fantastic Photograph descended directly in the family of Irma Louise Cody Garlow, Buffalo Bill Cody's last surviving child. Buffalo Bill and his wife Louisa Frederici Cody (1843-1921) had four children but only their two daughters - Arta (1866-1904) and the baby Irma (1883-1918) lived to adulthood. Irma married Frederick Harrison Garlow Sr. (1880-1918) and had 3 children - Frederick Harrison Garlow Jr. (1911-1985); William Joseph Garlow (changed name to Cody) (1913-1992) and Jane Cody Garlow (1909-1987). When Irma and Fred Garlow Sr. died within three days of each other during the influenza pandemic of 1918, the three young children were cared for by their Grandmother Louisa, wife of Buffalo Bill Cody. Fred Garlow Jr. married Margaret Southerland and they had two children Patricia Ann (b.1948) and Mark Frederick (b. 1952).


    In 2014 the bulk of the Cody-Garlow Collection was sold at auction with Patsy holding onto her favorite Photograph of Bill and performers from the Show. With Patsy’s death last year, we were luck enough to purchase some of the most intimate, one of a kind Photos of Bill Cody which we will be offering over the next few weeks in our weekly eBay auctions.


    The Photograph offered here was the property of Patricia Ann "Patsy" Garlow, Buffalo Bill's direct great-granddaughter. It was the property of the Cody-Garlow family and was originally the property of William F. “Buffalo Bill" Cody. This Photograph from the Cody-Garlow Collection spent most of the last half of the 20th century on loan to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of the West, and there is an inventory number penciled on the back of the image.


    We have been unable to locate any examples of this Photograph in any Museum or Institutional collection and we believe that this is likely a unique, one of a kind, Card Mount, Family Photograph.


    This rare and wonderful, 1910’s Western Americana / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Card Mount Photograph is in very good condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich and warm tonality. There is no physical wear or damage to the photo. The Card Mount is also clean and crisp but does have light edge wear and a small hole in the mount at the center of the bottom margin.


    An exceptionally rare and likely unique, 1910’s William F. Cody / Buffalo Bill's Wild West Oversize, Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill posing for a photo of him driving a carriage - a personal, family Photograph that was previously the personal property of Bill and Louisa Cody - and a fantastic addition to any collection!!


    Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other 19th and early 20th century, Western Americana and Native American Photographs (including other items from the Cody-Garlow estate) which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!


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