Newspaper Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Capt AH Bogardus Cowboys EvansvilleIN 1884 For Sale

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1884 AN AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL & OLD NEWSPAPERThe Evansville DAILY COURIER,Evansville, Indiana Sunday November 16 ,1884Buffalo BillSome background on Buffalo Bill-Wild West Shows were traveling vaudeville performances in the United States and Europe. The first and prototypical wild west show was Buffalo Bill's, formed in 1883 and lasting until 1913. The shows introduced many western performers and personalities, and a romanticized version of the American Old West, to a wide audience with many different members.In creating the Wild West Show, Cody also created the myth of the adventuresome, exciting, and outright wild western frontier. Cody helped pitch-in to give the West its image as we see it today. The legend he fathered became a permanent part in America’s history and is still present today. He also was the first to establish the format and content of Wild West shows.The shows consisted of reenactments of history combined with displays of showmanship, sharp-shooting, hunts, racing, or rodeo style events. Each show was 3–4 hours long and attracted crowds of thousands of people daily. The show began with a parade on horseback. The parade was a major ordeal, an affair that involved huge public crowds and many performers, including the Congress of Rough Riders. The Congress of Rough Riders was composed of marksman from around the world, including the future President Theodore Roosevelt, who marched through the parade on horsebackBrief Content Highlights Include: BUFFALO BILL FRONT PAGE AD! Plus, Political Cartoon Front page of "Sick Party"-Republican Losses across the Country, lengthy reporting, and, Numerous Illustrated Ads-Steam Engines, Hostetter's Bitters,Baking Powder,Dentist,Baby Swing, Gray's Specific,more,Patent Medicines,steamer & Brewery ads,Tobacco Sales,City News, Amusements, Personals,Brief sports,World News and Deaths, financial News, Ohio River News-Loads of news on the steamers,Captains,departures, cargoes,destinations with multiple illustrated Steamer ADS!; and much more!! PLEASE NOTE: Articles can vary significantly in this newspaper from just a few sentences to multiple paragraphs of lengthy text.If length of a specific article is important to you please email us for more specific detailsSome Background: POLITICAL-The United States presidential election of 1884 was the 25th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1884. It saw the first election of a Democrat as President of the United States since the election of 1856. The campaign was marred by exceptional political acrimony and personal invective. New York Governor Grover Cleveland narrowly defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine to break the longest losing streak for any major party in American political history: six consecutive presidential elections. New York decided the election, awarding Governor Cleveland the state's 36 electors by a margin of just 1,047 votes out of 1,171,312 cast.This disbound Complete Daily 4 page Authentic, Original & Old daily newspaper is in GOOD-Very Good condition. Slight Stiffness throughout. A Large Newspaper,about 21" x 28". Printed on USUAL PERIOD transitional light RAG paper.Light toning-only Some Brittleness at edges and folds, multiple tiny cracks on edges, a few tiny holes .Pages separated & Cleanly Cut At The Spine For previous archival Microfilming-(all pages loose at the spine.) Some older translucent archival reinforcements to page edges(reduces flaking&tears).Some Raggedness to spine area.SOME TEXT AFFECTED. usual Thoughtful handling recommended .We Grade Conservatively! This Newspaper is most likely from a lone surviving file.Great Mid-Western, Ohio River Area Observations and News Reporting. MULTIPLE SUPERIOR ADS. This disbound, 130+ Year Old Issue has Loads OF news from local Evansville, as well as Regional,national and news from around the world. Great advertisements-Dentist,Household Goods,Medicine,etc!! Much,much more room for discovery here! offer WITH FULL CONFIDENCE. International Customers please email us first before offerding for shipping fees quote. Shipping fees quoted are for U.S. Domestic Shipping only. We Regularly Sell Worldwide To Museums, Authors, Movie Prop Houses, Academicians & Better CollectionsWE WILL EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONSAUTHENTICShipped with Free Archival Quality Bag and Cardboard Tube! Gently rolled and mailed in USPS Tube Priority Mail.
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