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Ringling Museum of Art: Circuses and Wild West Shows
This interactive educational resource lends a brief look into the American Circus, Wild West shows, and early Native Americans through the use of images provided by photographer, Frederick W. Glasier. Includes a quiz, activities, and...
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Glasier Collection: Wild West Shows
View the black and white photographs taken by professional photographer, Frederick Glasier. You'll see photos of "Buffalo Bill" Cody, among other photographs of Wild West shows and their participants. You can also find a biography of the...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Annie Oakley
A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.
PBS
American Experience: Buffalo Bill
This 1-hour documentary presents a portrait of William Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. A western frontier legend in the 1880s, his Wild West Show travelled the globe making the American West into the American story.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Buffalo Bill, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912
A program from the Buffalo Bill Wild West show that depicts the thrills of the American West and illustrates how American influence was spreading beyond the nation's borders.
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Buffalo Bill History: Buffalo Bill's Life
Read about the legendary William F. Cody, more commonly known as Buffalo Bill, whose Wild West shows legitimized the cowboy life.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Buffalo Bill in Show Business
This 3-part article explores how William Cody found his calling as "Buffalo Bill," in show business.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Annie Oakley
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 of Annie Oakley, famous for her acts in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800s. Includes a short passage on her life and contributions.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Buffalo Bill Cody
America's Story gives a concise overview of Buffalo Bill Cody's (1846-1917 ) life. He helped to create the captivating picture of myth of America's West. Hyperlinks to additional stories about Buffalo Bill.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma: 101 Ranch Historic District
Ranch where rodeo bull-dogging was developed to an art form by Bill Pickett; home base of 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: W. F. Cody
(1845-1917)Frontiersman and showman who created "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"
Curated OER
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s 'Annie Oakley' Film
A screen shot from Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s "Annie Oakley."