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30 – 4x8 inch Glass Plate Negatives from the collection of David R. Phillips focusing on William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show.

Abstract Vincent Mercaldo was a collector of Western imagery. He compiled a rich storehouse of photographs, prints and drawings depicting Western people and subjects. The collection consists of over 2,000 prints and negatives of American Indians, Western explorers, lawmen and outlaws, and Buffalo Bill and the Wild West show. Also included are engravings from the Union Pacific Railroad Surveys, 1853 – 1855, newsclippings, and articles.The Vincent Mercaldo collection contains original and...

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The items in this collection were retrieved from a trunk which Marilyn Brooks acquired from a descendent of Marie Ricard Goodfellow.  This collection consists mainly of photographs and various printed materials.

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B.A. Thesis “On the Trail of Buffalo Bill in London: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and the American Exhibition in 1887,” Department of Historical Studies, University of Bristol, England. 1998-1999.

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Robert Paul Whitney (1877-1955) played the tuba in Buffalo Bill’s Cowboy Band from at least 1902-1904 (possibly longer).  The collection includes photographs, menu, postcards and newspaper article.

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This collection consists of misc. photographs and newspaper articles about the Memorial Monument Dedication for Lulu Bell Parr, a member of the BBWW Show.

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This collection consists of boxes; one regular size and one oversize.  Volume of collection is nine folders.

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William and Ida Craver were a married couple working as cowboy and cowgirl performers in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West c. 1902-1904.  Included in this collection are cabinet cards of family and friends, vintage wild west show photographs, black & white postcards of Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo c. 1919, various color and b&w post cards of cowgirls and cowboys. Known dates covered range from 1898 to 1919, and 1964.

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This collection consists primarily of items acquired by James W. Wojtowicz during the research for his book on Buffalo Bill’s Wild West collectables.  These items are mostly dime novels, postcards, programs, and other ephemeral materials from the show.

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These materials relate primarily to the Gunning family and H.H. Gunning’s activities as Business and Advertising Manager for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.