wild west show

Hundreds of cheering fans flocked to the train depot in Caney, Kansas, on Sunday, October 24, 1920, to welcome the Yankee Robinson Circus to town.  When the coast and crew alighted from the multiple cars, the men, women, and children on hand to greet them applauded excitedly.  Most of the townspeople followed after the performers...

The mesmerized onlookers lining the streets in Denver, Colorado, in 1913 were treated to a grand wild west show entourage.  The crowd cheered as showman Buffalo Bill Cody proudly led his cast and crew down the thoroughfare toward the parade field where they would be performing.  The lengthy caravan consisted of 181 horses, eighteen buffalo...

“It is with a heavy heart that the 2020 Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon will not be taking place this year,” Happy Canyon president Tanner Hawkins said Friday in a statement. “Both the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon boards’ number-one priority has been and will always be the health and safety of our community, volunteers,...

Water sloshed out of buckets that were being passed quickly between the people standing in front of a house fire in the tiny town of North Platte, Nebraska. The water was frantically tossed onto the flames rising from Buffalo Bill Cody’s home. It was the winter of 1891. With the help of friends and neighbors,...

Dancer Loie Fuller stepped onto the Olympic Theater stage in Chicago and slowly walked toward Buffalo Bill Cody.  He was an imposing figure dressed in buckskin. His personality so filled the auditorium that the nineteen-year-old Loie was somewhat intimidated to approach him.  Cody turned his handsome face to her, flashed a pleasant smile, and introduced...

A jubilant group of children huddled around a massive color poster affixed to the arena walls of New York’s Polo Grounds.  The broadside, dated May 28, 1884, was filled with images of beautiful Hispanic women riding horses. Bold print across the bottom read: Come see the Mexican señoritas in a contest of equine skill.   “Those ladies...

Annie Oakley is one of the most legendary women in United States history. Annie’s claim to fame was her impressive hand-eye coordination, which led her to become one of the greatest trick shooters of all time. While well-known for her skills with guns and in the saddle, much of Annie’s personal life remains shrouded in...

A jubilant group of children huddled around a massive color poster affixed to the arena walls of New York’s Polo Grounds.  The broadside, dated May 28, 1884, was filled with images of beautiful Hispanic women riding horses.  Bold print across the bottom read:  COME SEE THE MEXICAN SENORITAS IN A CONTEST OF EQUINE SKILLS. “Those...