"Two Bills' Show" (Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill)6 foot X 16 inch photo from a 6 foot X 16 inch negativeFrom 1883 to 1908 William F. Cody's "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show toured the world and entertained huge crowds. In 1908 Cody became a partner with Gordon W. Lillie, a showman known as "Pawnee Bill" whose wife was the "World's Greatest Lady Horseback Shot." They combined their shows with the official name of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East" show, ... Read More
Charles Beldon
Charles Belden, a well-known western photographer from the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse, WY just outside Yellowstone Park, was born in San Francisco in 1887. His family had migrated from the east when California was still a territory of Spain. Interestingly Charles' grandfather was a member of the Donner Party. Charles grew up in California, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston and later married Frances Phelps whose father owned the Pitchfork Ranch. Frances was ... Read More
