Fictionalized drama...

STREET & SMITH'S NEW YORK WEEKLY, May 5, 1873  This newspaper but the publishers of dime novels & pulp fiction did much to romanticize the Wild West with stories of fictionalized drama.

This issue features a very large & dramatic front page print which accompanies the story: "Wild Kathleen or, Old Bob, the Prairie Outlaw".

Page 2 has a portion of the serialized sto... See More  

Huge image of "Buffalo Bill" Cody...

NEW YORK SATURDAY JOURNAL, Sept. 11, 1875  The front page is dominated by a very large image of: "Hon. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)", along with the beginning of a story by him titled: "Deadly-Eye, the Unknown Scout, by Buffalo Bill, the Celebrated Scout, Guide, and Hunter-Author." The story takes most of page 2 and is continued in a later issue.

Some crude repairs to t... See More  

Buffalo Bill endorses snake oil...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachuetts, June 2, 1892  The bottom of the front page has a illustration captioned: "Hon. Wm. F. Cody - 'Buffalo Bill' " which is essentially an endorsement by him of a patent medicine. He had become: "...afflicted with malaria. Knowing the virtues of Kickapoo Indian Sagwa, Mr. Cody sent...for this wonderful Indian remedy, & after using ... See More  

Capture of the colorful horse thief Doc Middleton...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 28, 1879 



* Doc Middleton gang

* Outlaws - horse thieves



Page 3 has a great "gunslinger" type report from the Old West, headed: "A Frontier Fight" "How Doc. Middleton & Other Border Ruffians Were Routed" "A Desperate Encounter as Described by One of the Captured." This report is very detailed and takes 1 12 colu... See More  

Wreck of the Atlantic... Famous frontier scouts appearing on stage...

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 5, 1873  The top of the first column has a report on the sinking of the steamship Atlantic with heads: "THE ATLANTIC DISASTER" "Captain Williams's Explanation-His Visit to the Wreck--Bodies Robbed but Not Mutilated.." and more. The report takes over two columns.

Page 11 has an interesting advertisement for "Niblo's Garden" at ... See More  

Famous frontier scouts appearing on stage... Brigham Young retires...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 9, 1873 



* Buffalo Bill - William F. Cody

* Brigham Young retiring ? - Mormons



Front page has: "The Hostile Indians" "The Murder of Surveyors Retaliation for the Killing of Indians" as well as some reports on the wreck of the ship Atlantic with: "The Atlantic" "Story of the Fourth Engineer--Quartermaster Romassio Ac... See More  

1894 newspaper & Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, August 21, 1894



* Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ad



On page 11 of this complete, 12 page newspaper is a nice, illustrated one column advertisement for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show, with a small likeness of Buffalo Bill (see the photo below). The rest of the issue is filled with various news of the day & a wealth of ads. Several illust... See More  

Wreck of the Atlantic... Famous frontier scouts appearing on stage...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 5, 1873  The top of the ftpg. has a report on the sinking of the steamship Atlantic with heads: "THE WRECKED STEAMER" "One Hundred & Sixty Bodies Washed Up--Mother and Child--Inhuman Stowaways" with the coverage taking three columns.



Page 11 has an interesting advertisement for "Niblo's Garden" at which are appearing: &... See More  

Buffalo Bill served under General Washington...?

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, March 8, 1890 This newspaper is a "territorial" issue, printed six years before Utah would become a state. The front page has a short yet interesting item concerning Buffalo Bill, datelined from Rome & reading: "An Italian journal, commenting on the Wild West show, makes the astounding announcement that Buffalo Bill held the grand rank... See More  

The Cincinnati Centenial Exposition...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1888  Full front pg. illus. of "A Sea Change" pertaining to the front pg. poem. Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Centennial Exposition-Venetian Canal in Machinery Hall." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Centennial-Main Hall of the Exposition Building."

Doublepage centerfold of "Promenade Deck of the New... See More  

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 3, 1892 The full ftpg. is a nice print of: "Mrs. Grover Cleveland". Inside has a nice full page montage of prints by Frederic Remington: "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London--The Cossacks & Guachos", including part of a poster which shows Buffalo Bill himself.

A nice full page "The Last Load" is by A.B. Frost; a full p... See More  

Scenes from Chicago parks...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1891  Front full pg. illus. of "Through the Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls." Inside is a full pg. of portraits of "The Manhattan Athletic Club's Team for the European Trip." Double page center fold of "The Machinery Hall of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "Rev. Heber Newton, D.D.,&quo... See More  

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 18, 1894. Full front page is nice: 'Sunday Afternoon in Chinatown, Los Angeles--Singing Hymns in the Street'. Full page with 5 photos of: 'The Penna. Institution for the Deaf & Dumb at Mt. Airy'. Great three-quarter pg. illus. with 9 illus. of: 'Social Studies Behind the Scenes at Buffalo Bill's' is a Remington, and includes several India... See More