Buffalo Bill Historical Center W.F. Cody Collection Photos

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY, features the man who built the town which now bears his name. Buffalo Bill Cody was one of America's greatest showmen and this museum has a splendid collection of posters from his shows as well as artifacts from his life.

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Buffalo Bill Historical Center with statue of William F. Cody by Bob Shriver.	William F. Cody statue (1976) by Bob Shriver at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Monument to Buffalo Bill at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	William F. Cody plaster bust (1891) by A. Scholl of Germany at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Metal sign for Pony Express overland mail service costing 25 cents / half ounce by Wells Fargo (printer: Thomas Bell) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Pony express sign at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Pony Express Mochila saddle reproduction (1897) by Louis Hook of Salt Lake with locks as might be used in Wild West Show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Stetson Hat (c1880) worn by W.F. Cody at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Buffalo hide coat with beaver trim (1871) worn by W.F. Cody at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Traveling wardrobe trunk with objects used by Cody (c1900-09) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (c1887) of some famous U.S. Generals under whom Buffalo Bill served including Custer, Sherman & Sheridan (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Buffalo Bill Wild West Co. stock certificate issued (1887) to William F. Cody for 35 of 100 shares at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Detail of poster for Buffalo Bill Combination (1877) performance of May Cody or Lost & Won at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Detail of poster for Buffalo Bill Combination (1877) of May Cody or Lost & Won story of Brigham Young at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (c1877) for Prairie Waif by Buffalo Bill Combination (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore)at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Great Royal Buffalo Hunt painting (1894) of event for Grand Duke Alexis by Louis Maurer at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Poster (1887) of Distinguished Visitors to Buffalo Bill's Wild West London (Queen Victoria, Princess of Wales, Princess Beatrice Battenberg, Grand Duchess of Russia, Princess Louise, Queen of Belgians & other female royalty) (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (1887) of Distinguished Visitors to Buffalo Bill's Wild West London (Prince of Wales, Kings of Sweden, Belgium, Greece, Saxony, Denmark, W.E. Gladstone & other male leaders) (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Buffalo Bill friendship of U.S. & Britain poster (c1888) (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Signed Buffalo Bill portrait poster (c1887) (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Poster (late 1890s) of Cody the White Eagle for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (late 1890s) of Red Cloud the Red Fox for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster of Plunging Bucker adapted from work of Frederic Remington (c1895) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World (printed A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Giant poster (1898) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World of Cowboy Fun with insert of Cody & partner Nate Salisbury (printed Enquirer Job Printing Co., Cincinnati) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Enquirer Job Printing Co., Cincinnati signature on Cowboy Fun poster (1898) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Detail of Nate Salisbury from Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders Cowboy Fun poster (1898).	Poster (1898) of Cossack of the Caucasus for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World (printed Enquirer Job Printing Co., Cincinnati) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (1904) of Custer's Last Stand presented by Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (printed Courier Co., Buffalo) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Poster (c1901) of American Cowboy over scenes of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (printed Courier Co., Buffalo) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Cowboy portrait on poster of show scenes of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Entente Cordiale between France & America poster (1905) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World (printed Weiners, Paris) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster of mounted Col. W.F. Cody - Buffalo Bill (1908) (Strobridge Litho Co.) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Poster detail of portrait of Col. W.F. Cody - Buffalo Bill (1908) (Strobridge Litho Co.) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (c1912) of The Farewell Shot, Positively the Last Appearance of Col. W.F. Cody (in the saddle) Buffalo Bill (U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (c1912) of Oriental Vision for Buffalo Bill's Wild West & Pawnee Bill's Show (Strobridge Litho Co.) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Poster (c1912) of Chief Iron Tail for Buffalo Bill's Wild West & Pawnee Bill's Show (U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Artwork for British Buffalo Bill Magazines by Robert Prowse (c1908-15) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Scouts of the Great Wild West with Buffalo Bill on Track & Trail book by Wingrove Willson (c1913) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Toy book popup Western scene (early 1900s) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Nebraska National Guard medal for Sioux Indian War (1890-1) engraved "Presented to Col. W.F. Cody" at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Gold repeater watch engraved with Cody hunting Buffalo by Leopold Haguenin (c1890) given to Cody possibly by Prince of Wales at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Souvenir ruby glassware from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show during 1893 Chicago World's Fair at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Theodore Roosevelt campaign ribbon at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Furniture & objects which belonged to W.F. Cody at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Cody's Stanhope Spider Phaeton Carriage (c1890) made by Studebaker Brothers of South Bend, IN at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Stage coach used in Cody's Wild West show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Artwork of stage coach used in Cody's Wild West show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Cody's Masonic uniform at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

William F. Cody's life membership (1894) in Scottish Rights Masonic order at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Cody's Masonic sword at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Pitcher for Burlington Cody Inn built by CB&Q railroad (1924) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Buffalo Bill 100th birthday (1946) commemorative plate by Copeland Spode at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Poster (1890) of Miss Annie Oakley for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World (A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Annie Oakley's Saddle (c1880) used in Buffalo Bill's show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Annie Oakley's spats & gloves used in Buffalo Bill's show at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Custer's Last Stand painting (c1899) by Edgar S. Paxson at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Buffalo Bill painting (1867) by Louis Maurer at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.	Col. William F. Cody portrait (1889) by Rosa Bonheur of France at Buffalo Bill Historical Center.