151 Life of Buffalo Bill, Actual Moving Pictures by Cody Himself, Original Program 4pp, illustrated program promoting Life of Buffalo Bill, Actual Moving Pictures by Cody, himself, produced by Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill Film Co., with exclusive rights owned and controlled by Barnsdale’s Moving Picture Co., 1910. 6 x 9.25 in. The cover features an image of Cody mounted on horseback as well as a list of highlights from the film, including 500 Indians on the War Path...Famous Battle Scenes as they actually occurred...More Cowboys, Scouts, Soldiers and Indians than ever appeared in any other production. With additional images from the film illustrated inside the program as well as a synopsis of what is guaranteed to be the best Wild West picture subject ever made. An additional advertisement for Barnsdale’s Moving Pictures, accompanied by a portrait of Mr. Barnsdale is included on the back cover. Acquired by the consignor directly from the Barnsdale Family. $400 - $600
152 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show 16 Film Reel Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show: A Grand Review. 16mm reel, diameter 10.5 in. (roughly 800 feet), in a Chicago Film Laboratory, Inc., case. We have not viewed this film, but have unwound to the title card, which reads Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show / A Grand Review, referring to parade of riders which opened each show, and we would suspect most or all of the standard 20 or so scenes segments of a normal show would be included. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show performers were first recorded on kinetograph by Thomas Edison in 1894, notably a shooting demonstration by Annie Oakley. Edison and Cody had earlier partnered on a massive electrical lighting system for a stand in Paris, and Edison chose the show as one the first subjects to be recorded. It is unclear if this 16mm reel is a transfer of the Edison footage or a later shoot. $1,000 - $1,500
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THE PATSY GARLOW COLLECTION OF WILLIAM F. CODY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
153 Hat Worn by W.F. Buffalo Bill Cody & Given to a Wild West Show Advance Agent Lot includes hat accompanied by typed, notarized provenance. According to the provenance, the original consignor’s greatgrandfather had a relative who worked as an advance agent for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and upon the show’s dissolution, received from Cody one of his hats, a spur, a hunting knife, playbill, and photographs of Cody, Sitting Bull, and various performers. The family gave these items to the consignor in the 1940s when he was hired as the drummer for the 101 Ranch Boys, a popular Western swing band named after the ranch which partnered with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West during its final season.. This and the other items were sold as separate lots in Brian Lebel’s Cody Old West Auction in 2005. Brim is roughly 16.5 in. in diameter, slightly irregular. Property of another consignor. $1,500 - $2,500