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Exceptionally Rare and simply fantastic, ca1900 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill Cody on horseback strutting across the show grounds at a performance of his Wild West show. 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 during a performance measures approx. 5 1/2\" by 3 3/4\" and is mounted on its original 8” by 5 3/8” photographer’s card mount. The mount carries the mark of the photographer – Stacy of Brooklyn, New York. This Photograph, from The Cody Family collection, is among the rarest professional images taken of Cody. It pictures Buffalo Bill sitting tall and proud in the saddle his right hand at his hip and his horse prancing across the outdoor arena. There are stands filled with spectators in the background and one can almost feel the collective awe as they watch the larger than life Showman prance across the field.
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 sale 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 sales.
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. While the majority of the Photographs 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, this Image was kept by Patsy and was among her favorites.
We have seen only 2 other examples of this rare, Stacy Cabinet Card Photo in the past 38+ years – it is among the rarest Images of Buffalo Bill taken by a professional photographer.
This rare and wonderful, ca1900 Western Americana / Buffalo Bill\'s Wild West Card Mount Photograph is in excellent condition. The Photograph itself is crisp and clean exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. There is no physical wear or damage to the photo. The Card Mount is also clean and crisp and exceptionally well preserved.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1900 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody / Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Cabinet Card Photograph of Bill Cody on horseback strutting across the show grounds at a performance of his Wild West show - 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 sales 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 !!
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