Publicity photograph
10 in x 8 in / 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Cheyenne, WY
This 1956 publicity photograph shows William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, standing beside a saddled horse in Western dress. The image appears to have been circulated as later promotional or entertainment-related material, reflecting the continued public interest in Cody’s image long after his lifetime. The caption, “Mr. Cody Liked His Bourbon Before Breakfast,” gives the photograph a humorous mid-twentieth-century presentation.
The photograph is direct and theatrical, using horse, costume, and camp setting to reinforce the familiar Buffalo Bill persona. Its later date places it within the history of Western nostalgia and popular culture rather than Cody’s own nineteenth-century publicity period. As a Cheyenne-provenance image, it fits within American West memorabilia, Buffalo Bill material, and twentieth-century Western photographic collecting.
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Publicity photograph
10 in x 8 in / 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Cheyenne, WY
This 1956 publicity photograph shows William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, standing beside a saddled horse in Western dress. The image appears to have been circulated as later promotional or entertainment-related material, reflecting the continued public interest in Cody’s image long after his lifetime. The caption, “Mr. Cody Liked His Bourbon Before Breakfast,” gives the photograph a humorous mid-twentieth-century presentation.
The photograph is direct and theatrical, using horse, costume, and camp setting to reinforce the familiar Buffalo Bill persona. Its later date places it within the history of Western nostalgia and popular culture rather than Cody’s own nineteenth-century publicity period. As a Cheyenne-provenance image, it fits within American West memorabilia, Buffalo Bill material, and twentieth-century Western photographic collecting.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
