American frontiersman and entertainer (1846–1917). By the age of 15 Cody had already been a horse wrangler, Pony Express rider, and unsuccessful prospector. He became a scout for the Union army and after the war took a job for a company that supplied meat for railroad construction crews, killing 4,280 buffalo during 1867–68. Dubbed “Buffalo Bill” by writer Ned Buntline, Cody organized his famous Wild West Show in 1883 and met with great success during national and worldwide tours in the following decades. Original chest-length cabinet photo of Cody in his “Wild West” garb, including a hat and a fringed and beaded jacket, bearing the imprint of Stacy, Brooklyn, 4.25 x 6.5, signed in ink on the image “Yours truly, W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill,” the “y” of “Cody” and the “ll” of “Bill” extending onto the mount. The reverse bears Cody’s facsimile signature. Subtle rubs to surface, slightly irregular ink adhesion (the signature remaining dark and clear) and the sentiment on the light side (though fully legible), otherwise fine, bright, clean condition. R&R COA.
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